pro biotics
#329404 - 05/06/08 05:25 AM
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jenUK
Reged: 12/01/07
Posts: 163
Loc: warwickshire, uk
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does anyone take these ? do they cause u more harm or are u ok on them - i have just brought the dairy free wheat free ones as doc suggested they may be good
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Ibs sufferer for 7 years !
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For me, they seemed to have helped. I feel better after having taken them, anyway. Had gas and bloating for the first while, until my body got adjusted. I think that is natural. I don't take those with FOS, however. They seemed to bother me.
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I've been on Align pro-biotics for about a month now and I definitely think they are helping. I am IBS-D and the frequency and urgency have definitely decreased. I will say, however, that the first month has been pretty rough. Lots of gas and bloating which I read online was pretty normal. If you experience these side effects, keep taking the medicine as it does get better. I am happy with the product so far!!
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i think i can cope witha bit of wind but i dont want my diareah to get worse - i fear it so much !
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Align should not make your IBS-D worse, trust me, i was concerned about that at first too. My doctor had me do a 6 day cycle of antibiotics before starting on Align to basically clear out the bad bacteria in my gut before introducing the good bacteria. I am a month in and definitely doing better than I was. I would say that the combination of the EFI diet, Acacia, and the Align is starting to ease my symptoms. I am happy with my progress so far!
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FYI
Probiotics: business of bacteria
Probiotic products claim to improve digestion and boost immunity with microorganisms. And sales are up -- way up.
By Brendan Borrell, Special to The Times
http://www.latimes.com/features/health/la-he-probiotics12-2008may12,0,3784058,full.story
Novel Approaches to Treatment: Probiotics
—Yehuda Ringel, MD
http://www.expertinsightscme.com/yringel.cfm
Probiotics and Antibiotics
http://www.aboutibs.org/site/about-ibs/management/gut-flora/
This costs four bucks but is really worth reading
Gut Bacteria and Irritable Bowel Syndrome Does bacteria play a role in IBS? If so, is it helpful or harmful? What about antibiotics, or probiotics? Bacteria are present in the normal gut (intestines) and in large numbers the lower parts of the intestine. These "normal" bacteria have important functions in life. A variety of factors may disturb the mutually beneficial relationship between the gut bacteria and its host – and disease may result. The possibility that gut bacteria could have a role in irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) may surprise some; there is indeed, now quite substantial evidence to support the idea that disturbances in the bacteria that populate the intestine may have a role in at least some patients with IBS. This article looks at recent findings about possible influences of bacteria in IBS, which may be either negative or positive, and at various treatment approaches.
http://www.iffgd.org/store/viewproduct/209
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My website on IBS is www.ibshealth.com
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