hi
Does anyone take probiotics? I take a triple biotic - pre- pro- and I forget what the third one is. I thought it might be a good idea but now I’m wondering if they make a difference or do any good. I get them from an online supplier called Healthspan, which I’ve used for years for other things. But I’d be interested in anyone’s take on this. Thanks.
I’ve tried several and tbh they made my situation worse 😔
Thanks. I think I’ll stop for a week or so and if no change I’ll save my money.
I’ve read that it very much depends on what’s causing the constipation. If SIBO, they’re strongly ill advised.
My bowel is perverse to the extreme. I must be the only person in the world who gets constipated when taking antibiotics. When I read the Patient Information Leaflet, constipation was indeed listed as a side effect. Further research revealed that the gut microbial was being upset by the ‘bad guys’ who were fighting for their lives as the antibiotics took hold.
Sorry for the over simplistic explanation. It took me ages to grasp what was happening 😊
I had five courses of antibiotics in two months and I fear that my poor gut will never get over this assault.
I have taken them from healthspan for years on sub. I once read we should if ibs diverticulosis or any stomach trouble !?
I too thought that was the case but gastroenterologist told me that they can have adverse effect.
I guess it all depends on the individual’s reaction to them.
Glad they work for you.
I’ll look when I get home which ones they are but they were the cheapest ones from there. I’ve no idea if they do me any good at all. I suppose I’d only know about stopping taking them.
I bought Optibac which had ‘rave’ reviews but expensive. I even phoned their helpline and they told me to persist with them.
is the pro5 from healthspan I take
Thanks.
Do you take triplebiotics?
I have tried so many different brands of probiotics and I can't get on with any of them. I get terrible abdominal cramps with them so I just gave up.
Those are the symptoms I get - along with continuing and worsening constipation
I have tried many probiotics over the years and Alflorex has worked best for me. It has been scientifically studied for IBS. There is a theory that taking too many strains of probiotics at once can end up with them competing with one another rather than helping you. Alflorex contains one very strong strain, which helps to kick bad bugs into touch, digests complex carbs, reduces food intolerances (I can eat many more foods now), reduces inflammation in the body and produces by-products that other good bacteria in your gut can feed off to help them develop in numbers.
Additionally, it has been found that IBS sufferers fare better on lower dose probiotics (less than 10 billion CFU). Alflorex has 1 billion CFU.
Thank you. I did read that in the very helpful link which you provided elsewhere.
I’m now afraid to take anything sadly. I am permanently catheterised and bowel issues are very unpleasant in this situation.
Sorry to hear that.
Difficult to give a definitive answer to this because the effect of any probiotic is likely to depend on the existing microbiome and, although some might cause undesirable effects in some people, they are unlikely to do any long-term harm. Certainly, I have had problems with multiple probiotics but, like xjrs , I have had some success with the single probiotic Alflorex. However, I have introduced kefir yoghurt into my diet (as recommended by Prof. Tim Spector) without significant issues, despite this being contrary to the opinion of the Alflorex manufacturers.
So the jury's still out on whether single or multiple probiotics are best, and I suspect that's due to individual differences in microbiome. Also, the billions of bacteria in probiotics are a drop in the ocean compared to the trillions in the gut, so they're probably not significant on their own or in combination; nor do they appear to colonise the gut, which is why you keep having to take them (Alflorex bacteria only last a fortnight if you stop taking them).
It seems that these relatively small quantities of "good" bacteria stimulate the commensal bacteria in the gut to multiply and work more effectively, but just how they achieve that is, I believe, still a bit of a mystery. So, with so much difference in individual microbiomes, it's probably as much trial and error as science in finding the right one (or combination) for you.
Hello 👋
I take probiotics and have done so for years, ever since I caught a very nasty parasite on holiday and my gut was struggling to recover.
Three weeks after I came home I was only passing chewed food and water and so I tried probiotic capsules and my stomach was working properly again in two days.
I use Bioglan - the 20 billion one with 6 strains. I get them from Amazon for about £13 a month.
I found I could tolerate slightly more wheat than previously (still get a huge reaction if I overdo it though).
Also found it really helped both my, and my husbands mental health.
I would not go without them now.
Regards Jac 🙂
Oh and I forgot to say I now follow reccomended foods for a healthy micro biome and eat Greek yoghurt, drink kefir, and eat a lot more fruit and veg. I also cut out ultra processed foods.
As a person who has had ME for 30+ years this really has helped me.
Jac x
Try Symbiotics by N2 Natural Nutrition available on Amazon, my wife says that since she's been taking them that her whole gut habit has been transformed. I find that Ferrocalm works best for me; an exclusive probiotic which only gets fully activated when the gut is under stress at the very point when other probiotics actually start to die.
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