Re: confirm probiotics info for me please

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Yes, from what I came across in my research, you'll have symptoms from an overgrowth of "good" bacteria the same as you do with the "bad" microorganisms. As I recall the articles mentioned a wide range of symptoms similar to having a yeast overgrowth. I think stool tests showed, in some patients, abnormally high levels of L. Acidophilus and the bifidus strains. But I would think it would take years to develop an overgrowth of beneficial bacteria, or perhaps some people are more sensitive to it. I've also seen emails from people who had tests show abnormally low to no beneficial bacteria in their stools even after they'd been on an Acidophilus or another probiotic supplement for a long period of time. Not sure of the whys of that.

I haven't experienced an overgrowth of acidophilus myself, but I found that by the beginning of my 2nd year on SCD, after my yeast overgrowth was under control, my immune system started reacting when I had my acidophilus capsule every day (I stopped eating yogurt by then because of severe joint pain). So I cut back to what is my maintenance dose of one acidophilus capsule 2 times a week, unless I'm on antibiotics. I've learned to pay attention to my immune system, believe me!

Kim M.

SCD 4+ years

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thanks - i have about 1/4 cup total yogurt now - as i increase that i guess i'll decrease the other but yet i am still definately not well -so i am "healing" still as you saidthankswould i get symptoms if i over did the good bacteria??

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wow so much to it - why did it cause joint pain??? will keep in mind

for future but for now maybe the increase is the reason i've had a

few better moments the past couple of days???

ps changed steroid time and no longer waking at night to pee :-)

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> Yes, from what I came across in my research, you'll have symptoms

from an overgrowth of " good " bacteria the same as you do with

the " bad " microorganisms. As I recall the articles mentioned a wide

range of symptoms similar to having a yeast overgrowth. I think

stool tests showed, in some patients, abnormally high levels of L.

Acidophilus and the bifidus strains. But I would think it would take

years to develop an overgrowth of beneficial bacteria, or perhaps

some people are more sensitive to it. I've also seen emails from

people who had tests show abnormally low to no beneficial bacteria in

their stools even after they'd been on an Acidophilus or another

probiotic supplement for a long period of time. Not sure of the whys

of that.

>

> I haven't experienced an overgrowth of acidophilus myself, but I

found that by the beginning of my 2nd year on SCD, after my yeast

overgrowth was under control, my immune system started reacting when

I had my acidophilus capsule every day (I stopped eating yogurt by

then because of severe joint pain). So I cut back to what is my

maintenance dose of one acidophilus capsule 2 times a week, unless

I'm on antibiotics. I've learned to pay attention to my immune

system, believe me!

>

> Kim M.

> SCD 4+ years

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> >>>>>>>>>>>>>

> thanks - i have about 1/4 cup total yogurt now - as i increase that

i

> guess i'll decrease the other but yet i am still definately not

well -

> so i am " healing " still as you said

> thanks

> would i get symptoms if i over did the good bacteria??

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