VSL#3

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Hi,

I've been on the list for a long time but mostly lurk. However, I

wanted to post a few brief comments about my experience with VSL#3.

First of all, it was recommended to me by an ND. He said to take it

for a week, but I've been taking it for several weeks. I'm doing a

one month trial. The major difference between VSL#3 and all other

probiotics that I've tried or read about is that it contains a

*massive* amount of organisms. The packets contain 450 billion

organisms. You'd have to take 225 capsule of BioKult to equal the

number of organisms in *one* packet of VSL#3.

In any event, my major complaint is bloating and I've been taking 1

pouch plus 2 capsules of VSL#3 daily. I do think it's had an effect

on the bloating, albeit not as big an impact as I'd hoped. I'd looked

at the archives to see what others' experiences are and I saw some

say they make yogurt with it. So I made several batches of goat milk

yogurt with it. First I tried raw goat milk but the yogurt was very

runny. Then I boiled the raw milk for a bit and that made a firmer

yogurt. However, I found that the taste was inconsistent and more

oftent than not it left a very strange and unpleasant aftertaste, so

I won't be using it to make yogurt again. Perhaps it works better

with cow's milk, but I limit my cow's milk intake as I'm not sure I

tolerate it well.

I definitely think VSL#3 is worth trying just for the shear fact that

it has way more organisms than any other probiotic product that I'm

aware of. It is expensive though and I probably won't continue with

it after the box I have is used up.

FWIW.

Suze Fisher