Bifidobacterium bifidum

[Guest guest]

Okay, first off, I am not questioning that Elaine says not to have Bifidum! I

simply want to understand, to a deeper level, why we shouldn't include these

bacteria. I've read what Elaine writes on BTVC and understand what she says.

I've also read a lot on the Internet this morning that touts bifidum as being

one of the " friendly " bacteria. Granted, many of these sites were from places

pushing probiotics, and all said basically the same thing (like they were

reading off the same script!). I saw some studies done though, that seem to say

we need bifidum in our guts and that it helps with digestion of carbohydrates.

So, how is it that bifidum is NOT GOOD for people on SCD (granted that " normal "

people might be fine with it)? Do we need a small amount to naturally be in our

gut, but this is an opportunistic bug that will OVERPOPULATE if we let it, which

would cause adverse reactions? Do we stick with Acidophilus because we know

it's the safest one? How long ago did Elaine do her studies on bifidum, and is

there a chance that new research has been done since she's died?

I'm looking to get off the probiotic I'm on, which includes two strains of

bifidobacterium (bifidum and lactis). Since my Naturopath (who I've been

treated by since just 2 months after starting SCD) has Crohn's, I chose to

follow his regimine even though a few things in the supplements were illegal.

I'm leaning towards though just going the acidophilus route, because we know

that I need that (stool test came back almost nil on this bacteria in my gut!).

However, I like to have LOTS of information when making a decision, so any help

in this is much appreciated! Thanks!

Pam

www.newfoundsun.wordpress.com

[Guest guest]

OK, here's my take on it. I may be wrong. But I did a lot of

reading last year when I went on the diet and this is what I concluded.

Yes, bifidum is something normal guts have. But an overgrowth is not

good. My conclusions were that if we take bifidum it will tend to

cause an overgrowth of bifidum and we already have an

imbalance. I think of it as sort of like FOS. It feeds

good bacteria but tends to feed bad bacteria more. It's

normal to have a little e coli, too, but we all know what can happen if

you have too much. We need to emphasize the good guys not help the bad

guys proliferate as that's exactly what we are trying to fix. For

myself, I'm not going to get near bifidum for a long time. I'll stick to

my l. acidophilus and my efforts to get SCD yogurt to working for

me.

Okay, first off, I am not questioning that Elaine says not to have

Bifidum! I simply want to understand, to a deeper level, why we shouldn't

include these bacteria.

[Guest guest]

So, does acidophilus not cause an overgrowth of bad stuff? What is it about the

bifidum that will cause an overgrowth?

Pam

>

> OK, here's my take on it. I may be wrong. But I did a lot of reading

> last year when I went on the diet and this is what I concluded. Yes,

> bifidum is something normal guts have. But an overgrowth is not

> good. My conclusions were that if we take bifidum it will tend to

> cause an overgrowth of bifidum and we already have an imbalance. I

> think of it as sort of like FOS. It feeds good bacteria but tends to

> feed bad bacteria more. It's normal to have a little e coli, too,

> but we all know what can happen if you have too much. We need to

> emphasize the good guys not help the bad guys proliferate as that's

> exactly what we are trying to fix. For myself, I'm not going to get

> near bifidum for a long time. I'll stick to my l. acidophilus and my

> efforts to get SCD yogurt to working for me.

>

>

> Okay, first off, I am not questioning that Elaine says not to have

> Bifidum! I simply want to understand, to a deeper level, why we

> shouldn't include these bacteria.

>