Guest guest Posted March 26, 2006 Report Share Posted March 26, 2006 Carol wrote: >Culturelle is illegal on SCD. I've been wondering about this. Culturelle comes in two different forms. The DS form has 10 billion CFUs per capsule and has a base of microcrystalline cellulose. The HS form has 30 billion CFUs per capsule and has a base of inulin. I think it may be only recently that two different forms were introduced. I know the HS would be illegal because of the inulin. But would the DS form be illegal? If so, why? (In case DS turns out to be legal -- available at www.culturelle.com or , reduced prices for 4 or more cartons.) Kayla Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 27, 2006 Report Share Posted March 27, 2006 > >Culturelle is illegal on SCD. > > I've been wondering about this. Our DAN said that Culturelle has some form of dairy in it. She was not specific. , mom to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 27, 2006 Report Share Posted March 27, 2006 > Our DAN said that Culturelle has some form of dairy in it. She was > not specific. Hi , The label on my Culturelle box says it contains less than 15 parts per million, per capsule, of whey and casein. Is that teensy-weensy amount really a problem, do you know? Kayla Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 27, 2006 Report Share Posted March 27, 2006 > Our DAN said that Culturelle has some form of dairy in it. She was > not specific. Hi , The label on my Culturelle box says it contains less than 15 parts per million, per capsule, of whey and casein. Is that teensy-weensy amount really a problem, do you know? Kayla Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 27, 2006 Report Share Posted March 27, 2006 Inulin in the culturelle is what makes it SCD illegal. The minute trace of whey and casein was not an issue for my son when we were just GFCF. But in terms of SCD, there are other ingredients which make it illegal. I think they are mostly in the form of illegal strains of probiotics. Becky mom to Noah (6, HFA) and (3, NT) SCD 3 weeks > > > Our DAN said that Culturelle has some form of dairy in it. She was > > not specific. > > > Hi , > The label on my Culturelle box says it contains less than 15 parts > per > million, per capsule, of whey and casein. Is that teensy-weensy amount > really a problem, do you know? > > Kayla > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 27, 2006 Report Share Posted March 27, 2006 Inulin in the culturelle is what makes it SCD illegal. The minute trace of whey and casein was not an issue for my son when we were just GFCF. But in terms of SCD, there are other ingredients which make it illegal. I think they are mostly in the form of illegal strains of probiotics. Becky mom to Noah (6, HFA) and (3, NT) SCD 3 weeks > > > Our DAN said that Culturelle has some form of dairy in it. She was > > not specific. > > > Hi , > The label on my Culturelle box says it contains less than 15 parts > per > million, per capsule, of whey and casein. Is that teensy-weensy amount > really a problem, do you know? > > Kayla > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 27, 2006 Report Share Posted March 27, 2006 Hi Becky, Well, we're using the inulin-free Culturelle now (DS form; it's the HS form that has inulin). But I didn't know there was such a thing as illegal probiotic strains. Can you tell me where to go on the website for info on this? I already looked at the probiotics legal/illegal list but I don't remember seeing anything about specific strains being legal or illegal, I just remember brands being listed. Kayla > Inulin in the culturelle is what makes it SCD illegal. The minute trace > of whey and casein was not an issue for my son when we were just GFCF. > But in terms of SCD, there are other ingredients which make it illegal. > I think they are mostly in the form of illegal strains of probiotics. > Becky > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 27, 2006 Report Share Posted March 27, 2006 Hi Becky, Well, we're using the inulin-free Culturelle now (DS form; it's the HS form that has inulin). But I didn't know there was such a thing as illegal probiotic strains. Can you tell me where to go on the website for info on this? I already looked at the probiotics legal/illegal list but I don't remember seeing anything about specific strains being legal or illegal, I just remember brands being listed. Kayla > Inulin in the culturelle is what makes it SCD illegal. The minute trace > of whey and casein was not an issue for my son when we were just GFCF. > But in terms of SCD, there are other ingredients which make it illegal. > I think they are mostly in the form of illegal strains of probiotics. > Becky > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 28, 2006 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 >Re: " The label on my Culturelle box says it contains less than 15 parts per >million, per capsule, of whey and casein. Is that teensy-weensy amount >really a problem, do you know? " Keeping even small amounts of illegal whey and casein (they're dairy) in your child's diet, whether in Culturelle or in a food, is only a problem if you ever want the SCD to have full benefit to your child, and if you truly desire the nasty microbes to ever stop plaguing your child's gut. When there are equal or better alternatives for the SCD follower, why compromise your success, rather than look into alternatives? Make sure you are very familiar with BTVC, so that you understand (and are convicted by!) the reasons you need to remove ALL illegals from your child's diet, to the best of your ability. It makes all the difference. Also, we found that all legal supplements were much cheaper than the illegal supplements we were giving our child pre-SCD. Adding all those yummy-tasting fillers costs money! We went from spending $200.00 per month on supplements to about $30.00 per month. And our child improved drastically on them. So, enjoy the MANY benefits of SCD!!! Nannette, IBD, SCD 6 months Daughter, , 14yo, autism, SCD 6 months Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 28, 2006 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 ---Where online can I purchase inulin-free Culterelle? Thanks. Mom to broderick, ASD, SCD 7 mos In pecanbread , " Becky Grant-Widen " wrote: > > Inulin in the culturelle is what makes it SCD illegal. The minute trace > of whey and casein was not an issue for my son when we were just GFCF. > But in terms of SCD, there are other ingredients which make it illegal. > I think they are mostly in the form of illegal strains of probiotics. > Becky > mom to Noah (6, HFA) and (3, NT) > SCD 3 weeks > > > > > > Our DAN said that Culturelle has some form of dairy in it. She was > > > not specific. > > > > > > Hi , > > The label on my Culturelle box says it contains less than 15 > parts > > per > > million, per capsule, of whey and casein. Is that teensy-weensy > amount > > really a problem, do you know? > > > > Kayla > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 28, 2006 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 I'm pretty new to SCD but I recall that we should only supplement with Acidophilus for a probiotic. This is one place on the website where it was mentioned, but this isn't the original reference I recall seeing. For instance I specifically recall Bifidus being illegal. Where I saw that I don't recall Maybe someone else could add to the discussion. Yoghurt <http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info/knowledge_base/kb/yoghurt_cultu res.htm> Cultures " So we stick with Acidophilus in our supplements, and Acidophilus, Thermophilus and Bulgaricus in our yoghurt, because they are good neighbours " . Becky mom to Noah (6, HFA) and (3, NT) SCD 3 weeks > > Hi Becky, > Well, we're using the inulin-free Culturelle now (DS form; it's the > HS form > that has inulin). But I didn't know there was such a thing as illegal > probiotic strains. Can you tell me where to go on the website for info on > this? I already looked at the probiotics legal/illegal list but I don't > remember seeing anything about specific strains being legal or illegal, I > just remember brands being listed. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 28, 2006 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 Hi Nannette, Thanks for your response! > When there are equal or better > alternatives for the SCD follower, why compromise your success, > rather than look into alternatives? I would like to find an equal or better alternative for Culturelle, and for Bio-Kult, the 14-species probiotic my daughter is taking (which contains maltodextrin! argh!). However, when I eliminated Culturelle (and kept Bio-Kult) at one point, my daughter's gut function clearly deteriorated. When I put her back on Culturelle, she improved again within 3 days (four times in her young life I've started this kid on Culturelle, and each time there's been dramatic improvement within 3 days). Another time I eliminated Bio-Kult (keeping Culturelle and Saccharomyces Boulardii that time) and her gut and liver function clearly deteriorated. This was a few months ago, and while she's improved again since I restarted Bio-Kult, she's not back to where she was before I eliminated it. As one of her docs put it " This kid is FRAGILE! " We've started some new things that should help stabilize her, and maybe when she's more stable I can try switching her probiotics to legal ones. She appears to really need a multi-species probiotic which includes bifidus bacteria for Vitamin K production. I've found one with 6 species but would like to find one with twelve or fourteen per the advice of one of her most knowledgeable docs. Kayla Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 28, 2006 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 > Where online can I purchase inulin-free Culturelle? www.culturelle.com/buy_now.jsp Be sure you specify that you want the DS form, not HS. You can save 15% by buying 4 or more cartons at a time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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