The scoop on probiotics for me!

October 11, 2010

Yay me... i am on day 50 of SCD!

Hi there all SCD gurus, specifically those who are the experts on probiotics!

I have been taking a probiotic for about 4 weeks now, and have not made yogurt

or bought SCD legal yogurt yet. I did make kefir and had that initially, then I

read and heard that I started that too quickly, and it's too intense in the

initial weeks, whoops!

I have been taking Inner Health Dairy Free powder (I live in Australia BTW).

Upon research today into probiotics while on SCD, it appears we should start at

about 3billion bacteria/day initially, and gradually increase this amount to

~9billion/day. Though, if not on goats yogurt this can be increased to 10

billion x 3 each day.

(this is off pecanbread.com).

It seems I am actually on the recommended dose on the jar (which i know is not

always correct for an individual, but that's just how I started!!) which is

15billion / day (split in half am & pm).

Is this too much??

I don't think I have been reacting to it, but then again, perhaps I have! My

bowel motions are at a regular twice a day, and have been for the majority of

the diet. They are not firm entirely yet, rather a bit mushy.

Should I cut back and see what happens?

I am really keen to start goats yogurt! Is there a particular brand (australian)

you can recommend? What do I avoid (apart from the obvious sugars and sweetners

and nasty additives)??

My probiotic has the following bacteria strains in it;

-Lactobacillus Acidophilus (NCFM) organisms - 7.5 Billion/15Billion serving

-Bifidobacterium Lactis (Bi-07) organisms - 7.5 Billion/15Billion serving

-180mg Oligofructose

I am praying these are all legal/ok??

What is the best mix/types of probiotics to be having?? I have noted

L.Acidophilus, S.Boulardii.... anything else?

With eternal gratitude,

Fiona

Australia

SCD for 50 days and loving the journey!

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