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Posted 10/8/2008 5:11 AM (GMT -5)
My doctor is not interested in prescribing me probiotics he said they don't really do any good for UC patients they only help j pouchers.

I don't care, I want to try them as as far as I am concerned they are not going to do me any harm.

I was buying probiotic drinks but heard that they have to have so many million whatever!!! in them and I am confused and don't know what to buy.

Can anyone recommend what you use if you think it helps you.

Thanks

Posted 10/8/2008 6:54 AM (GMT -5)
What he mean to say was there was no benefit to his pockets for having you take them. In their logic, even if you go on massive antibiotics there's no benefit in taking probiotics.

I use Dr. Ohhiros probiotics. His stuff had a ton of great reviews at iherb.com so I gave them a try and glad I did. They are just nasty if you open them up, lol. There's a bunch of different kinds of probiotics. I have tried most of them. Garden of Life stuff, Align, primadophilus reuteri, digestive advantage, those little acidophilus pearls just to name a few. You just have to go through them and figure out which one works. Good Luck!
Posted 10/8/2008 7:12 AM (GMT -5)
     Isn't that interesting?  When I was hospitalized in May, my GI doctor put me on Flora Q immediately along with my other meds.  I am still in a flare, but nowhere NEAR as bad and when I saw my GI doctor on Monday he made it a point to ask if I were still taking the probiotics.  I am not taking the Flora Q as that is quite expensive and we are on a fixed income, but I am taking Powerdolphilus by Country Life recommended by my nutritionist and my doctor was pleased.
Posted 10/8/2008 7:38 AM (GMT -5)
My previous GI recommended probiotics when I had to take antibiotics. My new GI recommends them all the time. I take Primadophilus Reuteri by Nature's Way, and it works well for me. Also doesn't break the bank.
Posted 10/8/2008 9:01 AM (GMT -5)
Probiotics aren't pharmaceuticals so they can't be prescribed. And I've seen multiple GIs and have never had one talk to me about the benefits of probiotics. I recommend Natren and the gold standard of probiotics. I use Healthy Trinity non-dairy capsules.

http://www.natren.com
Posted 10/8/2008 9:05 AM (GMT -5)

My doctor gave me samples of Align and Digestive Advantage - told me to try them and see which one worked best for me.  This was first visit after colonoscopy.  I like Align - tried Primal Defense on my own (recommended by a friend with Crohns) but gave me too much gas and had to go back to Align. 

ElaineNY

Posted 10/8/2008 10:04 AM (GMT -5)
I asked my doctor about them last night and he said they are proving to be affective in UC patients and to go ahead and take them. I take Jarro-Dophilus EPS.
Posted 10/8/2008 10:08 AM (GMT -5)
My GI told me he's had some success with Culturelle, so I'm going to switch to that. I've also tried Primadophilus Reuteri, Digestive Advantage, and Florastor. None of them helped too much, so you just have to try different kinds.
Posted 8/6/2009 11:05 PM (GMT -5)
As a result of reading various threads here, and some Googling for prices, I decided to try some probiotics. I went down to my local health food store and browsed a little and the only brand I recognized was Nature's Way. So I picked up a 30 pack of Primadophilus Reuteri. The label says one a day, but from reading here I see many people recommending two. Does our disease require more, or is it just the ole "If one's good, two's gotta be better." syndrome?

Also when I was first diagnosed through a routine colonoscopy, my GI recommended Activia yogurt. He said some people seem to think it helps. Can anyone confirm?
Posted 8/7/2009 6:21 AM (GMT -5)

wodin said...
As a result of reading various threads here, and some Googling for prices, I decided to try some probiotics. I went down to my local health food store and browsed a little and the only brand I recognized was Nature's Way. So I picked up a 30 pack of Primadophilus Reuteri. The label says one a day, but from reading here I see many people recommending two. Does our disease require more, or is it just the ole "If one's good, two's gotta be better." syndrome?

If you are flaring, it is a good idea to go slowly to determine what types and amount of probiotics you can tolerate. If you have no problems, then the general consensus is to take a minimum of 7 - 10 billion cfu's a day in order to derive any therapeutic value.

I personally recommend refrigerated probiotics to insure potency - preferably ones that list strains used (not just species), and are derived from food sources. One view on the importance of refrigeration can be found at
www.ispub.com/ostia/index.php?xmlFilePath=journals/ijam/vol1n2/lacto.xml
Posted 7/28/2011 2:02 PM (GMT -5)
One of my favorite Probiotic Supplements is Nature's Sunshine's Probiotic Eleven (http://www.naturessunshine.com/us/product/probiotic-eleven--90-caps/sku-1510.aspx). It has billions of probiotics in it and it really helps with digestive problems. I would recommend trying that.
Posted 7/28/2011 10:20 PM (GMT -5)
I used to take VSL#3 (1 per day) but I stopped it and haven't felt any worsening of symptoms so I think I either didn't take enough of it to start with (when I tried upping it to 2 sachets per day I had increased urgency) or probiotics just don't help me in general. It might help you though, but VSL#3 is very expensive.
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