Re: Introducing Probiotics

[Guest guest]

<<Question: I'm thinking of crushing this in his morning cocktail (his little

cup of yogurt that has his Synthroid and a Centrum vitamin crushed in it).

Would this be a good dose to start with, just 1 x day?

Any side effects I should look for?

Will his bowels loosen more, less, no noticeable change?

Does this help the yeast overgrowth?>>

Jayne.....IF this is actually a bona fide live probiotic (and many commercial

brands of them are not) you should begin slowly and gradually increase the

dosage. You may see a negative reaction (Herkeimer reaction) as candida (yeast)

is killed off it can make you feel drunk, sick, yukky for a few days or weeks

till it is all gone. Many mistake this for the probiotic being " bad "

thing...it's kind of like a healing crisis. it can be avoided if the probiotic

is introduced slowly and gradually increased. This may help somewhat:

http://pecanbread.com/new/probiotics1.html

Unless you're buying a probiotic out of a refrigerated source it is most likely

not a live bacteria and may do nothing at all. A good one should help with

constipation, but not so much to cause diahrrea.

Sherry

[Guest guest]

First of all, probiotics should help with yeat overgrowth.

BUT with our children low and slow is the word. I would use 1/2 tablet

crushed separately from Synthroid only because we do not want to distrub the

Synthroid - actually I would rather see the vitamin and probiotic together

and the Synthroid alone - maybe divide the yogurt???? That way you can be

sure that the SYNTHROID - necessary for life functioning and the boosters

would be searate. Hope this makes sense to you.

> Hi guys,

> New Year new hopes new plans! I bought GNC Natural Brand Chewable

> Acidophilus Probiotic Complex, 1.5 billion CFU today. The serving size is

> 1 tablet. The directions say to chew 1-2 tablets daily prior to any meal.

>

> Question: I'm thinking of crushing this in his morning cocktail (his

> little cup of yogurt that has his Synthroid and a Centrum vitamin crushed in

> it).

> Would this be a good dose to start with, just 1 x day?

>

> Any side effects I should look for?

> Will his bowels loosen more, less, no noticeable change?

> Does this help the yeast overgrowth?

>

> Trying to help his little digestive tract. He's really been " out to lunch "

> lately and I think his bowels are bothering him (read: lots of pressure

> seeking on his abdomen again)

>

> I know no one is a Doctor here and no one pretends to play one on TV, BUT

> I trust you all and know that you are smart women who've done the research

> and tested in your own kitchen labs!

>

> Thanks guys,

> Jayne

> (day 4 our of 180 for hubby's deployment)

>

> check out the view from my shoes at

> www.wickedbusymomto3.wordpress.com

>

> ---------------------------------

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>

>

[Guest guest]

Jayne: Tori and i have been taking Acidophilus for ages. I get the capsules at

our local natural health store and just open the capsule and mix with her juice.

It definitely does help!

Liz

Introducing Probiotics

Hi guys,

New Year new hopes new plans! I bought GNC Natural Brand Chewable Acidophilus

Probiotic Complex, 1.5 billion CFU today. The serving size is 1 tablet. The

directions say to chew 1-2 tablets daily prior to any meal.

Question: I'm thinking of crushing this in his morning cocktail (his little

cup of yogurt that has his Synthroid and a Centrum vitamin crushed in it).

Would this be a good dose to start with, just 1 x day?

Any side effects I should look for?

Will his bowels loosen more, less, no noticeable change?

Does this help the yeast overgrowth?

Trying to help his little digestive tract. He's really been " out to lunch "

lately and I think his bowels are bothering him (read: lots of pressure seeking

on his abdomen again)

I know no one is a Doctor here and no one pretends to play one on TV, BUT I

trust you all and know that you are smart women who've done the research and

tested in your own kitchen labs!

Thanks guys,

Jayne

(day 4 our of 180 for hubby's deployment)

check out the view from my shoes at

www.wickedbusymomto3.wordpress.com

---------------------------------

Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search.

[Guest guest]

Sherry,

Thank you. What I bought is a chewable, certainly not refigerated. Do you

mean like the yogurts you see with probiotics in them? Or can you buy liquid,

cold, probiotics? At a health food store probably?

I think I'll try a half of one, 1 x day to start. How long before I up the

dose? A week?

Thanks for the info, I really appreciate it.

Jayne

gldcst wrote:

<<Question: I'm thinking of crushing this in his morning cocktail (his

little cup of yogurt that has his Synthroid and a Centrum vitamin crushed in

it).

Would this be a good dose to start with, just 1 x day?

Any side effects I should look for?

Will his bowels loosen more, less, no noticeable change?

Does this help the yeast overgrowth?>>

Jayne.....IF this is actually a bona fide live probiotic (and many commercial

brands of them are not) you should begin slowly and gradually increase the

dosage. You may see a negative reaction (Herkeimer reaction) as candida (yeast)

is killed off it can make you feel drunk, sick, yukky for a few days or weeks

till it is all gone. Many mistake this for the probiotic being " bad "

thing...it's kind of like a healing crisis. it can be avoided if the probiotic

is introduced slowly and gradually increased. This may help somewhat:

http://pecanbread.com/new/probiotics1.html

Unless you're buying a probiotic out of a refrigerated source it is most likely

not a live bacteria and may do nothing at all. A good one should help with

constipation, but not so much to cause diahrrea.

Sherry

[Guest guest]

Thanks Sara, I appreciate your advice. I was thinking a 1/2 pill 1 x day but

for how long do you think before I up it?

Good idea to do the synthroid separate from the vitamin and probiotic, I'll

try that tomorrow.

Jayne

Sara Cohen wrote:

First of all, probiotics should help with yeat overgrowth.

BUT with our children low and slow is the word. I would use 1/2 tablet

crushed separately from Synthroid only because we do not want to distrub the

Synthroid - actually I would rather see the vitamin and probiotic together

and the Synthroid alone - maybe divide the yogurt???? That way you can be

sure that the SYNTHROID - necessary for life functioning and the boosters

would be searate. Hope this makes sense to you.

> Hi guys,

> New Year new hopes new plans! I bought GNC Natural Brand Chewable

> Acidophilus Probiotic Complex, 1.5 billion CFU today. The serving size is

> 1 tablet. The directions say to chew 1-2 tablets daily prior to any meal.

>

> Question: I'm thinking of crushing this in his morning cocktail (his

> little cup of yogurt that has his Synthroid and a Centrum vitamin crushed in

> it).

> Would this be a good dose to start with, just 1 x day?

>

> Any side effects I should look for?

> Will his bowels loosen more, less, no noticeable change?

> Does this help the yeast overgrowth?

>

> Trying to help his little digestive tract. He's really been " out to lunch "

> lately and I think his bowels are bothering him (read: lots of pressure

> seeking on his abdomen again)

>

> I know no one is a Doctor here and no one pretends to play one on TV, BUT

> I trust you all and know that you are smart women who've done the research

> and tested in your own kitchen labs!

>

> Thanks guys,

> Jayne

> (day 4 our of 180 for hubby's deployment)

>

> check out the view from my shoes at

> www.wickedbusymomto3.wordpress.com

>

> ---------------------------------

> Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search.

>

>

[Guest guest]

Doesn't it put " floaties " in her juice? How much do you give her and what kind?

thanks,

J

Liz DeSantis wrote:

Jayne: Tori and i have been taking Acidophilus for ages. I get the

capsules at our local natural health store and just open the capsule and mix

with her juice. It definitely does help!

Liz

Introducing Probiotics

Hi guys,

New Year new hopes new plans! I bought GNC Natural Brand Chewable Acidophilus

Probiotic Complex, 1.5 billion CFU today. The serving size is 1 tablet. The

directions say to chew 1-2 tablets daily prior to any meal.

Question: I'm thinking of crushing this in his morning cocktail (his little cup

of yogurt that has his Synthroid and a Centrum vitamin crushed in it).

Would this be a good dose to start with, just 1 x day?

Any side effects I should look for?

Will his bowels loosen more, less, no noticeable change?

Does this help the yeast overgrowth?

Trying to help his little digestive tract. He's really been " out to lunch "

lately and I think his bowels are bothering him (read: lots of pressure seeking

on his abdomen again)

I know no one is a Doctor here and no one pretends to play one on TV, BUT I

trust you all and know that you are smart women who've done the research and

tested in your own kitchen labs!

Thanks guys,

Jayne

(day 4 our of 180 for hubby's deployment)

check out the view from my shoes at

www.wickedbusymomto3.wordpress.com

---------------------------------

Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search.

[Guest guest]

<<Or can you buy liquid, cold, probiotics? At a health food store probably? >>

You can buy caps in the refrigerated department of the HFS...GNC didn't have a

fridge for them? And no they don't make floaty things in 's juice....I just

shake it up. Or I mix the powder with some pear sauce and have her eat it. it

doesn't taste bad. They are living bacteria organisms that need to be kept alive

by refrigeration. There are plenty out there that say they don't need to be

refrigerated but they're usually not actual live organisms. They won't hurt but

I doubt they'll do much good.

Sherry

[Guest guest]

I been buying the BIO SALUDE it is a small bottle package of 5. It is a liquid

drink, I just dump one a day in Dayton's juice in the morning. He never

complained and sure got him on the right path with his bowels.

Our GI tried us on Florastor?? OMG... That stuff was horrible. Loaded with sugar

and built up bad yeast.. took me a month to get his gut back in order!

Re: Introducing Probiotics

Sherry,

Thank you. What I bought is a chewable, certainly not refigerated. Do you mean

like the yogurts you see with probiotics in them? Or can you buy liquid, cold,

probiotics? At a health food store probably?

I think I'll try a half of one, 1 x day to start. How long before I up the

dose? A week?

Thanks for the info, I really appreciate it.

Jayne

gldcst wrote:

<<Question: I'm thinking of crushing this in his morning cocktail (his little

cup of yogurt that has his Synthroid and a Centrum vitamin crushed in it).

Would this be a good dose to start with, just 1 x day?

Any side effects I should look for?

Will his bowels loosen more, less, no noticeable change?

Does this help the yeast overgrowth?>>

Jayne.....IF this is actually a bona fide live probiotic (and many commercial

brands of them are not) you should begin slowly and gradually increase the

dosage. You may see a negative reaction (Herkeimer reaction) as candida (yeast)

is killed off it can make you feel drunk, sick, yukky for a few days or weeks

till it is all gone. Many mistake this for the probiotic being " bad "

thing...it's kind of like a healing crisis. it can be avoided if the probiotic

is introduced slowly and gradually increased. This may help somewhat:

http://pecanbread.com/new/probiotics1.html

Unless you're buying a probiotic out of a refrigerated source it is most

likely not a live bacteria and may do nothing at all. A good one should help

with constipation, but not so much to cause diahrrea.

Sherry

[Guest guest]

I would increase dosaage the same way we introduce new food to an infant.

Try a couple of days at the 1/2 tablet level, then move up to 3/4 (easiest

way to do that is to cut a half in half.) Then after a week go to one tablet

once a day, wait a week and then increase as the typical does is, I believe,

1 tablet twice a day.

> Sherry,

> Thank you. What I bought is a chewable, certainly not refigerated. Do you

> mean like the yogurts you see with probiotics in them? Or can you buy

> liquid, cold, probiotics? At a health food store probably?

> I think I'll try a half of one, 1 x day to start. How long before I up the

> dose? A week?

>

> Thanks for the info, I really appreciate it.

>

> Jayne

>

>

> gldcst <gldcst@... <gldcst%40comcast.net>> wrote:

> <<Question: I'm thinking of crushing this in his morning cocktail (his

> little cup of yogurt that has his Synthroid and a Centrum vitamin crushed in

> it).

> Would this be a good dose to start with, just 1 x day?

> Any side effects I should look for?

> Will his bowels loosen more, less, no noticeable change?

> Does this help the yeast overgrowth?>>

>

> Jayne.....IF this is actually a bona fide live probiotic (and many

> commercial brands of them are not) you should begin slowly and gradually

> increase the dosage. You may see a negative reaction (Herkeimer reaction) as

> candida (yeast) is killed off it can make you feel drunk, sick, yukky for a

> few days or weeks till it is all gone. Many mistake this for the probiotic

> being " bad " thing...it's kind of like a healing crisis. it can be avoided if

> the probiotic is introduced slowly and gradually increased. This may help

> somewhat:

>

> http://pecanbread.com/new/probiotics1.html

>

> Unless you're buying a probiotic out of a refrigerated source it is most

> likely not a live bacteria and may do nothing at all. A good one should help

> with constipation, but not so much to cause diahrrea.

> Sherry

>

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