Guest guest Posted February 3, 2005 Report Share Posted February 3, 2005 bridget wrote: > what brand of probiotics would you recommend? there are -so- many and so many that seem kind of excessive... ==>You are right Bridget, that many probiotic brands are excessive, and expensive. The easiest and least expensive way to plant healthy bacteria in the digestive tract is to take cabbage rejuvelac. Cabbage is a vegetable that is teeming with several strains of lactobacteria. The Recipe is in my main article in the Files. About choosing a probiotic supplements, since 95% of beneficial organisms in the digestive tract are lactobacteria, the simpliest form of lactobacillus, just like those contained in cabbage rejuvelac, are recommended. Freeze-dried acidophilus lactobacillus is the most common form available. Buy one that is not based on dairy like Cal-dolphillus. It should be free of: soy, wheat, dairy, sugar, yeast, gluten, artificial color or preservatives. It should contain 2 - 3 billion active organisms, or cells, per capsule, and be contained in dark bottles or opaque containers to avoid deterioration by heat and light, and kept refrigerated, even in the store. It is not advantageous to buy a product with more 3 billion active organisms per capsule because it is more beneficial to take divided doses with a total required of 10 billion per day. Some people may be a bit more. There are many probiotic products available. However some companies make wild claims about their products in an effort to increase sales, and they also use " marketing " ploys in order to distinguish their products from others. A number of companies are selling " enteric coated " capsules and claim that they will survive the high acids in the stomach. Firstly the stomach also has mucus membranes and also has candida along with beneficial bacteria such as lactobacteria. Therefore the stomach also needs probiotics. Since candida is a normal inhabitant of the stomach how can the acids possibly kill it. One company that makes wild claims makes ThreeLac. They claim you can cure candida by taking it without having to go on the diet. That is totally false. The candida diet is the most important aspect of getting well and building up the immune system. There are no " quick fixes " . ThreeLac also contains castor oil, which is a purgative (to clear or empty the bowels by causing evacuation), that should only be taken a short period of time. Another product is Primal Defense, which is not only extremely expensive, when there are so many other viable, and less expensive, products available, but it is also very complicated and may cause adverse reactions in some people. FOS and Inulin are also added to probiotics in order to distinguish products for marketing purposes. Manufacturers claim that Inulin/FOS specifically feeds only good bacteria. The reality of the situation is much different. If you examine the scientific literature about Inulin/FOS, you will find that this is untrue. The best example is concerning Klebsiella bacterium. Recent studies have shown that Inulin/FOS encourages the growth of Klebsiella, a bacterium implicated in " http://www.kickass.org/ " and increased intestinal permeability. Inulin/FOS may indeed promote the growth of lactobacillus bacteria, but what other potentially harmful bacteria are we feeding as well? Furthermore, we have not even addressed the issue of yeast. Many different species of yeast are able to utilize Inulin/FOS for energy. (Source: www.healingcrow.com) I highly recommend making your own yogurt or Kefir. As stated in the Section Lacto-fermented foods and beverages, commercial products are not acceptable because many contain sugar, the lactose content is high, and the good fats needed for digestion are low. Therefore it is only advisable to have homemade yogurt and kefir because most of the lactose can then be removed and you can use higher fat dairy like half and half. The website for Dom's Kefir is in our Links, and the recipe for removing most of the lactose using Dom's Kefir recipe is in our Files. I live in Canada, so the brands available may be different. I use " Trophic " Non-Dairy Aciophilus Plus with 6 billion active cells (the powder can be dumped out the capsules for taking smaller doses). When you first start on probiotics you need to start at a low dose and gradually increase it. SISU Dolphilus Plus is very good. Bee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 18, 2005 Report Share Posted November 18, 2005 Tamara wrote: > > Bee, where in the files do you tell us what to look for in a probiotic > supplement? I can't find it. ==>Tamara, I don't have a separate file for probiotics - it's all contained in my main articles " How to Successfully Overcome Candida. " Bee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 25, 2009 Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 > > hello bee i just wanted to know when i get to where i can take probiotics which are the best? any you recommend? +++Hi . I am eliminating probiotics from my program, so you won't need to take them at all. Bee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 3, 2010 Report Share Posted December 3, 2010 Hi , When I was at a recent IDF family retreat the expert panel suggested that probiotics should avoided due to the possibility of infection in PI patients. It appears that there have been documented cases of sepsis and endocarditis related to probiotics usage (in PI and chronically ill patients). They felt that it was safer to stick with yogurt for patients who could tolerate dairy. Try googling probiotic and sepsis or probiotic and endocarditis for more info. Hope this helps! (NEMO carrier) Mom to Hayden (16-unknown PID) Evan (16-unknown PID) Conner (16-NEMO; bone marrow transplant 8/17/07) Kelsey (14-unknown PID and NEMO carrier) Wife to (unknown PID) www.caringbridge.org/visit/smithkids > > Was there ever a consensus on this? It was a few years back, I'm thinking our Dr > said it was ok but for the life of me I can't remember. > > > 10 CVID > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 1, 2011 Report Share Posted March 1, 2011 Good morning, everybody! I'm writing because my poor 20-year-old son has been diagnosed with Lyme Disease. He's probably had it for years and is very sick. We've got an appointment tomorrow to start treatment, and I want him to start on probiotics along with his antibiotic regimen. Can anyone recommend a good potent probiotic? Thank you! Susie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 1, 2011 Report Share Posted March 1, 2011 Custom probiotics d-lactate free formula is the best out there in my opinion. It is the highest count I've found. Also it is dairy free...dairy feeds yeast. So I'd say if you don't go with the custom probiotics, then look for one that is high count, dairy free, and has no streptococcus in it. Adding strep to Lyme can open the door to some really bad autimmune illnesses Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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