Magnesium and Probiotic questions

[Guest guest]

Yesterday I drank some prune juice and today (thanks to Kim and Misty who

suggested it) I had some decent (not hard) BM's. For that I'm grateful,

however, I've got a lot of stomach pain and cramping this morning too.

Couple of questions for you all. I just started on the Theralac probiotics last

night and wonder if this could be contributing to my abdominal pain this

morning? I ordered it before I read about SCD and decided to try it because

there are a lot of people who claim it has helped their IBS.

Theralac is probably not a " legal " probiotic on SCD because it has some strains

that are " illegal " but I wonder if any of you have gotten some good results from

it? I've read where some SCD folks say that Theralac has helped them too. My

BM's could very well have improved this morning from taking a Theralac capsule

last night (in addition to the prune juice). I read that it could cause

abdominal pain due to die off of the " bad stuff " while balancing out the good

stuff. Maybe it's just temporary like the instructions says. Any thoughts or

comments on Theralac?

What are some legal probiotics that have worked for you and where do you get

them?

I am confused about Magnesium tablets. As a lyme patient I've been told to take

Mag Malate or Glycinate (best for absorption), but on the SCD the mag citrate or

stearate is recommended. Any reason why these two are recommended over the

other two? I do get an upset stomach when I take magnesium malate but it does

help with my cramping issues. Plus it seems to calm me some too.

What has been a good (legal) magnesium tablet for you and where can I buy it? I

looked around at the health food stores yesterday for this but most of them had

" illegal " substances in them. Hard to find a legal magnesium tablet in the

health stores.

Any suggestions, input and advice would be GREATLY appreciated.

Thank you.

[Guest guest]

I just wanted to give you a tip to only add one new thing every 2-4 days. That

way you'll know what is causing what (such as your improved BM).

I take Magnesium Malate. I switch between 3 different brands, depending on what

website I'm ordering from: Kal, Source Naturals, and . Be sure to read

the ingredients, because I know that Source Naturals has both a legal and an

illegal mag malate.

Holly

Crohn's

SCD 12/01/08

>

> Yesterday I drank some prune juice and today (thanks to Kim and Misty who

suggested it) I had some decent (not hard) BM's. For that I'm grateful,

however, I've got a lot of stomach pain and cramping this morning too.

>

> Couple of questions for you all. I just started on the Theralac probiotics

last night and wonder if this could be contributing to my abdominal pain this

morning? I ordered it before I read about SCD and decided to try it because

there are a lot of people who claim it has helped their IBS.

>

> Theralac is probably not a " legal " probiotic on SCD because it has some

strains that are " illegal " but I wonder if any of you have gotten some good

results from it? I've read where some SCD folks say that Theralac has helped

them too. My BM's could very well have improved this morning from taking a

Theralac capsule last night (in addition to the prune juice). I read that it

could cause abdominal pain due to die off of the " bad stuff " while balancing out

the good stuff. Maybe it's just temporary like the instructions says. Any

thoughts or comments on Theralac?

>

> What are some legal probiotics that have worked for you and where do you get

them?

>

> I am confused about Magnesium tablets. As a lyme patient I've been told to

take Mag Malate or Glycinate (best for absorption), but on the SCD the mag

citrate or stearate is recommended. Any reason why these two are recommended

over the other two? I do get an upset stomach when I take magnesium malate but

it does help with my cramping issues. Plus it seems to calm me some too.

>

> What has been a good (legal) magnesium tablet for you and where can I buy it?

I looked around at the health food stores yesterday for this but most of them

had " illegal " substances in them. Hard to find a legal magnesium tablet in the

health stores.

>

> Any suggestions, input and advice would be GREATLY appreciated.

>

> Thank you.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I just wanted to give you a tip to only add one new thing every 2-4 days. That

way you'll know what is causing what (such as your improved BM).

I take Magnesium Malate. I switch between 3 different brands, depending on what

website I'm ordering from: Kal, Source Naturals, and . Be sure to read

the ingredients, because I know that Source Naturals has both a legal and an

illegal mag malate.

Holly

Crohn's

SCD 12/01/08

>

> Yesterday I drank some prune juice and today (thanks to Kim and Misty who

suggested it) I had some decent (not hard) BM's. For that I'm grateful,

however, I've got a lot of stomach pain and cramping this morning too.

>

> Couple of questions for you all. I just started on the Theralac probiotics

last night and wonder if this could be contributing to my abdominal pain this

morning? I ordered it before I read about SCD and decided to try it because

there are a lot of people who claim it has helped their IBS.

>

> Theralac is probably not a " legal " probiotic on SCD because it has some

strains that are " illegal " but I wonder if any of you have gotten some good

results from it? I've read where some SCD folks say that Theralac has helped

them too. My BM's could very well have improved this morning from taking a

Theralac capsule last night (in addition to the prune juice). I read that it

could cause abdominal pain due to die off of the " bad stuff " while balancing out

the good stuff. Maybe it's just temporary like the instructions says. Any

thoughts or comments on Theralac?

>

> What are some legal probiotics that have worked for you and where do you get

them?

>

> I am confused about Magnesium tablets. As a lyme patient I've been told to

take Mag Malate or Glycinate (best for absorption), but on the SCD the mag

citrate or stearate is recommended. Any reason why these two are recommended

over the other two? I do get an upset stomach when I take magnesium malate but

it does help with my cramping issues. Plus it seems to calm me some too.

>

> What has been a good (legal) magnesium tablet for you and where can I buy it?

I looked around at the health food stores yesterday for this but most of them

had " illegal " substances in them. Hard to find a legal magnesium tablet in the

health stores.

>

> Any suggestions, input and advice would be GREATLY appreciated.

>

> Thank you.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Marilyn,

Oh boy, that must have been quite an embarrassing situation for you back in

2000. I can't even imagine going through something like that. So far I've been

fortunate not to have the " D " problem.

The point you made about bifidus does concern me with the Theralac probiotic.

So far I've been taking it for three days and I feel like I'm improving. Of

course, I'm following the SCD protocol too, so I can't say that the Theralac has

anything to do with my progress. I'm going to continue to test the Theralac for

a few more days and see what happens. I know it's risky but with Lyme disease I

think it might be something I need since I was on tons of antibiotics for five

years. I'm no longer doing antibiotics due to the horrible side effects and the

way they tore up my stomach.

*Just to be clear, I'm not encouraging anyone to deviate from the SCD in anyway.

For my own curiosity's sake I need to see how the Theralac works for me.*

SInce starting the SCD, along with some natural supplements (legal), I'm am

doing better so far and hoping and praying that continues. I got rid of a whole

lot of supplements that I thought were helping me, but after finding the SCD

website I realized the ingredients in those products, plus some of the foods I

was eating, were aggravating my IBS really bad. I'm going to look for the legal

probiotics and purchase some of those online soon.

Sure glad I found out about SCD and this forum!

Thanks for your input, Marilyn. I appreciate it!

> >I've been searching all over the net the past

> >few days looking for ideas on how to relieve my

> >IBS symptoms. I noticed that there were comments

> >on other sites from people who follow the SCD

> >who said that they got good results from

> >Theralac. I was just wondering if anyone here

> >has tried it and gotten good results from taking it.

>

> ,

>

> My experience with bifidus is that it overgrows

> and brings the symptoms back, even if you have

> temporary good experiences with it.

>

> I've had IBS since 1976. Believe me when I say I

> tried darn near everything on the market.

>

> I will never forget the morning in 2000 when I

> opened the Waldenbooks at Oakwood (Gretna,

> Louisiana, closed in 2001). I was the only

> employee in the store. Around 10:30, I had

> explosive diarrhea – and could not leave the

> sales floor to clean up. I had to call another

> employee and beg them to come in – and they took

> an hour and a half to get there. Meanwhile, I hid

> behind the cash register, feces running down my

> legs, continuing to ring out customers and

> praying I didn't have to leave the register. When

> the other employee arrived, I tied my sweater

> around my hips to hide the brown stains all over

> my trousers. I took paper towels and cleaned up

> the mess on the carpet behind the register. I

> walked out, hoping no one would notice it was me

> dribbling all over the tiles on my way out of the mall.

>

> SCD, and SCD alone, with the recommended

> probiotics of l. acidophilus and s. boulardii, cured these issues.

>

>

> — Marilyn

> New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

> Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001

> Darn Good SCD Cook

> No Human Children

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