Probiotics

Take one with many strains. . Also take digestive enzymes with each meal.

For gut health consider fermented foods and stay natural. I make kombucha to drink daily and ferment several veggies a week. Also consider bone broth daily.

I take two daily probiotics, eat a couple of different kinds of yougurt (different yogurts have different cultures), and drink kombucha daily. I also sometimes eat raw saurkraut if it pairs well with whatever I'm eating.

Currently, I'm taking the Garden of Life Dr. Formulated Once Daily 30 Billion and the NOW Foods Acidophilus 3x6. I take them in the morning, since I usually don't eat breakfast and it's best to take probiotics on an empty stomach. I've found that my digestion has improved considerably while on them. I don't have half of the bloating and bathroom issues that I used to. When I do have occasional troubles, I take a digestive enzyme and a little raw apple cider vinegar, and that usually takes care of the problem pretty quickly.

Probiotics don't work overnight, though. I was on this regimen for about two months before I saw noticable improvement. Even if you start taking quality probiotics now, you won't see much of a different before your doctor's appointment. The probiotics need to have time to establish themselves in your digestive tract and multiply before they can help you. I know that it's miserable, but it just takes time.

Homemade probiotics like kimchi, sauerkraut, and kefir are much better than anything you can buy at a store.

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Kalikel wrote: »

Most people really don't need these things. If the doctors kill off the bacteria in your guy with antibiotics (especially through an IV), a Culturelle can help them grow back faster, but so can buttermilk.

See what your guy says. Try not to take pills that you don't need.

Actually many drs to recommend them now, especially if youve been taking antibiotics. You can get them through naturally through kimchi or saurkraut but most people dont eat this on a regular basis.

conniedj wrote: »

A yogurt <especially a processed yogurt like culturelle> is only going to give you a minuscule amount of probiotic compared to either a capsule of probiotic or a food based fermented product. And if you've taken antibiotics, you absolutely should be supplementing with a good probiotic. 70% of the immune system resides in the intestinal tract, and when the good bacteria are not in balance it allows for a proliferation of not only bad bacteria, but of virus, fungus and parasitic proliferation as well.

You can purchase one and start with that one, but rotate through about 3 that have different strains. I also agree that homemade fermented foods contain higher concentrations of probiotic--if that is an option for you!

Which ones do you rotate through? I only have one that I use and have been looking for another one to try but they all seem to have either soy, gluten, or lactose in them and I am trying to avoid all three.