Guest guest Posted March 22, 2007 Report Share Posted March 22, 2007 S. Boulardii is a non-pathogenic yeast. When you start taking S. Boulardii, it will kill off the " bad " pathogenic yeast and will hang around until you quit taking it. It will take about 5-7 days to totally get out of your system. Pathogenic yeast is what is bad for your gut. S. Boulardii is non-pathogenic. You can read more about it if you go to www.florastor.com hope this helps. > > Ok, so I'm confused. I bought some S. Boulardii, because I thought I had > read that it would be beneficial, and was SCD legal. I got it in the mail > today. I went online to research it more (out of curiosity) and some of the > sites are saying you should not take it if you have a yeast infection. Some > sites are saying it will help a yeast infection. So which is it??? I took > just a tiny bit of one (I always go SLOW). And I did fine with it, which was > a major shocker, because I can't take any other probiotic. > > Anyone know what's going on??? > > ~ > > _________________________________________________________________ > Watch free concerts with Pink, Rod , Oasis and more. Visit MSN > Presents today. > http://music.msn.com/presents? icid=ncmsnpresentstagline & ocid=T002MSN03A07001 > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 22, 2007 Report Share Posted March 22, 2007 From the Florastor website: <<There is no milk protein found in Florastor® . However, it does contain lactose monohydrate in a very small amount (32.5 mg). Many lactose and dairy sensitive patients have reported good results while taking Florastor® . Florastor® activates the body's own production of disaccharide enzymes, lactase, sucrase and maltase, which helps digest the lactose. >> I'm thinking this makes Florastor illegal. Sorry 'bout that. Kirkman Labs has a legal s.boulardii. By the way, from what I've read, you aren't supposed to take s.boulardii if you have a yeast ALLERGY (because it is a yeast). Maybe someone mixed that up with " yeast infection " . Patti Re: S. Boulardii S. Boulardii is a non-pathogenic yeast. When you start taking S. Boulardii, it will kill off the " bad " pathogenic yeast and will hang around until you quit taking it. It will take about 5-7 days to totally get out of your system. Pathogenic yeast is what is bad for your gut. S. Boulardii is non-pathogenic. You can read more about it if you go to www.florastor.com hope this helps. Recent Activity a.. 23New Members Visit Your Group Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 22, 2007 Report Share Posted March 22, 2007 Right. I understand about the allergy vs. infection. But I ran in to at least two sites that said not to take it if you had a yeast infection, and that is may cause a yeast infection. So there's obviously two differing opinions out there.... Oh, and I didn't order the Florastor. I ordered from GI Pro Health. :-) ~ > >Reply-To: pecanbread >To: <pecanbread > >Subject: Re: Re: S. Boulardii >Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2007 18:55:03 -0800 > >From the Florastor website: > <<There is no milk protein found in Florastor® . However, it does contain >lactose monohydrate in a very small amount (32.5 mg). Many lactose and >dairy sensitive patients have reported good results while taking Florastor® >. Florastor® activates the body's own production of disaccharide enzymes, >lactase, sucrase and maltase, which helps digest the lactose. >> > >I'm thinking this makes Florastor illegal. Sorry 'bout that. Kirkman Labs >has a legal s.boulardii. > >By the way, from what I've read, you aren't supposed to take s.boulardii if >you have a yeast ALLERGY (because it is a yeast). Maybe someone mixed that >up with " yeast infection " . > >Patti > > > Re: S. Boulardii > > > S. Boulardii is a non-pathogenic yeast. When you start taking S. > Boulardii, it will kill off the " bad " pathogenic yeast and will hang > around until you quit taking it. It will take about 5-7 days to > totally get out of your system. Pathogenic yeast is what is bad for > your gut. S. Boulardii is non-pathogenic. You can read more about > it if you go to www.florastor.com hope this helps. > > > Recent Activity > a.. 23New Members > Visit Your Group > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 28, 2010 Report Share Posted July 28, 2010 Marilyn - Thank you for the input...I have had issues tolerating probiotics and yogurt. I tried almond milk yogurt at the beginning, but I reacted with diarrhea. I also got a lot of bloating with taking a whole capsule 2x a day of acidophillus at the beginning. So I've been going verrry slow increasing the amount...I am just now getting to a half a capsule. And I am TINY, which is also why I'm apprehensive about the dosage. I reacted badly to the almond milk yogurt i think also because of the dosage - i think i used too much starter by accident.So now I don't do any yogurt, only about a half an acidophillus pill. That's why I'm thinking about adding yogurt and or the s. boulardii - I don't know if I'm getting enough probiotic. Of course not adding both of them at once. If I try the S. boulardii first, can i continue with the acidophillus? I want to try coconut yogurt because I heard yogurt in general is more beneficial than the probiotic but I'm not sure if that applies to non-dairy yogurt...and I could mix it with food which hopefully will help me tolerate it better. Decisions, decisions...what do you think i should try first?Yeah, constipation is my main issue, I did have softer stools in the beginning though. But constipation keeps coming back, even with using Amitiza...which takes water from my body, it is still hard to eliminate. This week I've been having cramping, with softer, easier stools, but there is still some struggle going on. Yeah and I have a little bit of that feeling that its going through my system fast, with pains and cramps, and then not being able to eliminate, and eventually having normal-looking stools. But then there are times when its extremely difficult to eliminate and I have a lot of gas and days when I get really backed up without changing my diet at all (i attribute it to yeast because I see lots of mucus when i do go). I also get bad constipation while traveling. Basically it just hasn't gone away. Hopefully it will eliminate some of the struggle of my bowel movements.Thanks,EllenTo: BTVC-SCD Sent: Wed, July 28, 2010 8:57:37 PMSubject: Re: S. boulardii At 07:10 PM 7/28/2010, you wrote: you say that S. boulardii does something different than SCD Yogurt...does that mean that one can take the probiotic capsule or yogurt at the same time as the s. boulardii? ....or should you only do one at a time for a couple weeks and then switch? how much of the capsule should i start out with? and should it be on an empty stomach or full? How much yogurt are you able to tolerate at this time? <g> I'm pretty much a yogurt fiend.... and I had been eating yogurt regularly for most of my time on SCD. (Well, I admit, I didn't have nearly as much as I wanted in the eight months or so after Hurricane Katrina. Power wasn't stable enough to ferment for 24 hours!). I tend towards what I now called "mushy constipation." (Sorry if this is TMI.) Basically, the stool itself is very soft, and inclined to cause problems at odd moments, usually when I'm not near a restroom. But, when I get into one, a sit down, I can't actually go. I sit and sit and sit and sit and nothing happens. Boulardii did two things for me: it firmed up my stool, AND made my system more able to eliminate. I legitimately do not know how it will work with constipation -- I mean, firming up the stool isn't something you need, but ease of elimination sure is! I know that I had some pretty serious die-off with the boulardii... I typically start with a normal dose of probiotics, because with my weight, that's a "low dose." Wow, was that a mistake for me! I would start, probably, with no more than half a capsule. I usually take mine with some water about a half hour before breakfast, and again about a half hour before dinner time. However, I've occasionally taken it with dinner. Just don't take with enzymes if you use them. As always, keep a food and response diary to see what gives. — Marilyn New Orleans, Louisiana, USA Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001 Darn Good SCD Cook No Human Children Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund Babette the Foundling Beagle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 28, 2010 Report Share Posted July 28, 2010 Some people do have to be careful about their probiotics amounts. When you're rearranging your gut ecology, and the bad bacteria are stamping around in there, screaming " H-ll no, we won't go! " and then the probiotics slide in and say, " Out, buddies! This is our turf, now! " well, the bad bacteria are like to get up in arms and say, " No, it ain't! And we'll prove it! " And their proof is that you end up feeling just plain lousy. Good luck with the boulardii. I know it's been very helpful to many people. — Marilyn New Orleans, Louisiana, USA Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001 Darn Good SCD Cook No Human Children Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund Babette the Foundling Beagle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 28, 2010 Report Share Posted July 28, 2010 Nice analogy, made me smile :)Thanks!EllenTo: BTVC-SCD Sent: Wed, July 28, 2010 11:37:35 PMSubject: Re: S. boulardii Some people do have to be careful about their probiotics amounts. When you're rearranging your gut ecology, and the bad bacteria are stamping around in there, screaming "H-ll no, we won't go!" and then the probiotics slide in and say, "Out, buddies! This is our turf, now!" well, the bad bacteria are like to get up in arms and say, "No, it ain't! And we'll prove it!" And their proof is that you end up feeling just plain lousy. Good luck with the boulardii. I know it's been very helpful to many people. — Marilyn New Orleans, Louisiana, USA Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001 Darn Good SCD Cook No Human Children Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund Babette the Foundling Beagle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 6, 2010 Report Share Posted August 6, 2010 So, I'm wondering how we can clear up the confusion in whether we should take s. boulardii short term only - as Kim M. has found from research - or more long term with only short interruptions - as n has found. I'm about to run out - so I'm just wondering whether I should take a short break in between ordering the next batch or a longer one. Anyone have any ideas about how to get the protocol for this straightened out - or should we treat it as an every one do his/her own thing kind of thing. Mara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 6, 2010 Report Share Posted August 6, 2010 So, I'm wondering how we can clear up the confusion in whetherwe should take s. boulardii short term only - as Kim M. hasfound from research - or more long term with only short interruptions - as n has found.It's an anti-fungal, right? So I guess you should just use it like you would other anti-fungals like GSE, OoO, etc...Seems like that would give your body a chance to clean out all the dead yeasts, recover a bit, etc...I don't really know though, I guess I'm just speculating =) Cheers!Alyssa 16 yo UC April 2008, dx Sept 2008SCD June 2009 (restarted)Azathioprine 75 mg 1x per dayPrednisone 12.5 mg 1x per day (trying to wean!!!!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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