Re: Saccharomyces Boulardii (SB)

[Guest guest]

When taking the SP 2 hours after taking the antibiotic should I wait hour before I eat?

Should be taken on an empty stomach and not with antifungals.

See: http://www.kirkmanlabs.com/products/probiotics/saccharomyces/Saccharomyces_C_60_Spec240.html

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[Guest guest]

At 11:48 PM 9/9/2008, you wrote:

When taking the SP 2 hours after

taking the antibiotic should I wait hour before I eat?

I have not had occasion to alternate s. boulardii with an antibiotic

(haven't needed the antibiotic, thank goodness!).

However, I do have to balance it with the bromelain which I use as an

anti-inflammatory, and which would helpfully digest the

s.boulardii!

So, I take the s. boulardii, wait half an hour to an hour, and then take

the bromelain. Then I have to wait another half hour to an hour before I

can eat anything, since bromelain is an anti-inflammatory only when taken

on an empty stomach.

—

Marilyn

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001

Darn Good SCD Cook

No Human Children

Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund

[Guest guest]

Hi Marilyn,

Welcome home. I hope the clean-up effort moves quickly. I was sad to

read about the mandatory 10 day evacuation but the way you wrote was

amusing..

How are you feeling? Did any of the stress of the Hurricane affect

your pain situation?

Could you clarify the sentence below?

Why would you need an anti inflammatory to help digest the S Boulardii?

Does it really help break it down and also have enough " umphh " left in

the S Boulardii to be useful? Isn't bromelain acidic?

Thanks,

Jodi

SCD 11 months

Crohn's/Colitis

> However, I do have to balance it with the

> bromelain which I use as an anti-inflammatory,

> and which would helpfully digest the s.boulardii!

[Guest guest]

Jodi,

Well, we've established one GOOD thing about the clean-up: we did lose

everything in the refrigerator (expected) but it appears that we had the

freezer full enough that things didn't defrost OR the power came back on

soon enough that they refroze quickly. (One thing I did was fill all the

empty spaces with 3/4 containers of water which froze solid, so there was

plenty of ice in the freezer to keep things cold(er).)

The stress of the hurricane definitely affected the pain issues. When the

barometric pressure goes down, FYI, my pain levels go up, and hurricanes

are all about low barometric pressure. I can feel it right now with Ike

in the Gulf -- Harry said the outer bands of the storm were visible from

the highway as he was coming home tonight, and the dang thing isn't even

headed for us at the present time. (Prayers for all who are or halve been

in its path!)

I have my sleep test tomorrow. Going to be interesting, getting wired for

sound and light and then trying to sleeep -- in a strange bed and strange

room without Harry and the pups with me. Harry stayed at the hospital

with me for my surgery, so I wasn't alone even then!

" However, I do have to balance it with the bromelain which I use as

an anti-inflammatory, and which would helpfully digest the

s.boulardii! "

Bromelain, when consumed with food is a protease enzyme. Bromelain when

consumed on an empty stomach, becomes an anti-inflammatory. (Don't ask me

why!)

Therefore, I don't want to take the bromelain too soon after taking the

s. boulardii, or the bromelain will act as a protease and not an

anti-inflammatory, and break down the s.boulardii so I don't get its

probiotic effects. Or so I surmise. I have no study data to back the

statements up, merely observation that if I take the bromelain too soon

on the heels of the s. boulardii, neither one seems to work very well the

way I want them to.

—

Marilyn

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001

Darn Good SCD Cook

No Human Children

Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund