Probiotics/Saccharomyces Boulardii

[Guest guest]

Ruby,

You can order Saccharomyces on line, the brand I use is through Klaire Labs, I

know there's a amazon link as well as others.  I take two at noc before I go to

bed.  As for the probiotics, I always change mine every couple bottles.  I like

the refrigerated brands the best because I believe that is really the only way

you can keep the " good  bacteria " alive.  You can find these type of probiotics

at Good Harvest, Health Hut or any type of specialty health food store close to

you.  Floragen is a brand I have used.  I use a brand that has a sun on it

(Renew Life?) and I can't remeber what it is called.  I also change the amount

of bacteria per capsule, it usually depends on my pocketbook  My whole family

takes between two to three per day, that adds up pretty quickly with the four of

us..  I also drink Kefir, you can get this in most local grocery stores by the

yogurt and it has 10 stains of bacteria, which is better then most probiotics

and tastes like a yogurt drink.  Make sure you take your probiotics 3-4 hours

away from the time you take your antibiotics, otherwise you are just killing off

what you put in,

KrisTIN

[Guest guest]

I'd be careful about ordering it online; it needs to stay cold. I buy it out of

the refrigerator case at Whole Foods (a lot of other health food stores have it

as well), and take it straight home. Don't want the good little buggies dying

before I can get them back to my fridge.

On Mar 17, 2011, at 8:09 01PM, wrote:

> Ruby,

>

> You can order Saccharomyces on line, the brand I use is through Klaire Labs, I

> know there's a amazon link as well as others. I take two at noc before I go

to

> bed. As for the probiotics, I always change mine every couple bottles. I

like

> the refrigerated brands the best because I believe that is really the only way

> you can keep the " good bacteria " alive. You can find these type of

probiotics

> at Good Harvest, Health Hut or any type of specialty health food store close

to

> you. Floragen is a brand I have used. I use a brand that has a sun on it

> (Renew Life?) and I can't remeber what it is called. I also change the amount

> of bacteria per capsule, it usually depends on my pocketbook My whole family

> takes between two to three per day, that adds up pretty quickly with the four

of

> us.. I also drink Kefir, you can get this in most local grocery stores by the

> yogurt and it has 10 stains of bacteria, which is better then most probiotics

> and tastes like a yogurt drink. Make sure you take your probiotics 3-4 hours

> away from the time you take your antibiotics, otherwise you are just killing

off

> what you put in,

>

> KrisTIN

>

>

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[Guest guest]

My daughter has been taking Culturelle, Saccharomyces Boulardii, and Russian

Choice GI for the year she has been in treatment. She has had no issues with

diarrhea the whole time that she has been on aggressive antibiotic therapy.

I'm a bargain shopper and have found the best prices for these probiotics here:

http://www.vitacost.com/

Culturelle $!4.24 for 30 capsules

Sacc Boul: Allergy Research Group, $18.69 for 50 capsules

Russian Choice GI: Allergy Resaerch Group, $26.91 for 100 capsules

Prices fluctuate, but Vitacost has been consistent in offering the lowest prices

I have found. They pack the Saccaromyces B. with an ice pack to keep it cool

during transport.

[Guest guest]

How much of the Sacc Boul: Allergy Research Group do you give your daughter? I

have a 9 year old daughter, but I don't know how much of this to give her a day.

>

> My daughter has been taking Culturelle, Saccharomyces Boulardii, and Russian

> Choice GI for the year she has been in treatment. She has had no issues with

> diarrhea the whole time that she has been on aggressive antibiotic therapy.

>

>

> I'm a bargain shopper and have found the best prices for these probiotics

here:

>

> http://www.vitacost.com/

>

> Culturelle $!4.24 for 30 capsules

>

> Sacc Boul: Allergy Research Group, $18.69 for 50 capsules

>

> Russian Choice GI: Allergy Resaerch Group, $26.91 for 100 capsules

>

> Prices fluctuate, but Vitacost has been consistent in offering the lowest

prices

> I have found. They pack the Saccaromyces B. with an ice pack to keep it cool

> during transport.

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Cassi,

Re: the Saccharomyces Boulardii, I give my daughter one of them twice a day. I

looked at the bottle (Allergy Resaerch Group brand) and it says the serving size

is threes capsules, providing 9 billion.

This is the brand her LLMD reccomends and told her to take one, twice a day. My

daughter is 18 years old though, so check first to see if that is an appropriate

dose for your 9-year old's age and size.

Don't give it to your daughter within and hour or two of her antibiotics, either

before or after, or the ABX will kill the probiotic.

Kaethe

[Guest guest]

My understanding is that the difference between Saccaromyces Boulardii and other

probiotics is that you do not have to worry about it being taken near the

antibiotics. I only use it when I cannot take my [now herbal] antibiotics two

hours before or two hours after I take probiotics. These are instructions from

my LLMD.

It is not a true probiotic, but a yeast. When I was getting bicillin shots

three days per week, it was helpful because a regular probiotic would die off in

the first 24 hours after I received the shot, but it would survive during that

24 hours to nourish my digestive system.

Because it is more expensive than regular probiotics like acidophilus, I only

take it when I need to do so.

Kathleen

Don't give it to your daughter within and hour or two of her antibiotics, either

before or after, or the ABX will kill the probiotic.

[Guest guest]

Cassi,

My 8-year son, who is about 60 lbs, takes two Saccharomyces Boulardii

every day. He takes one after lunch, which is about four hours after

his morning dose of ABX. And he takes his second one right before he

goes to bed, which is at least two hours after dinner. This is how his

LLMD prescribed how to take it. He is also on Ultra Flora twice a day,

and Serra Peptase and Theralac once a day.

If you have any questions about treating a child with Lyme and/or being

the mother of a young kid with Lyme, please feel free to contact me

directly. I know sometimes its not easy on either one of us, but

especially him.

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Sent: Monday, March 21, 2011 3:56 PM

Subject: [ ] Re: Probiotics/Saccharomyces Boulardii

How much of the Sacc Boul: Allergy Research Group do you give your

daughter? I have a 9 year old daughter, but I don't know how much of

this to give her a day.

>

> My daughter has been taking Culturelle, Saccharomyces Boulardii, and

Russian

> Choice GI for the year she has been in treatment. She has had no

issues with

> diarrhea the whole time that she has been on aggressive antibiotic

therapy.

>

>

> I'm a bargain shopper and have found the best prices for these

probiotics here:

>

> http://www.vitacost.com/

>

> Culturelle $!4.24 for 30 capsules

>

> Sacc Boul: Allergy Research Group, $18.69 for 50 capsules

>

> Russian Choice GI: Allergy Resaerch Group, $26.91 for 100 capsules

>

> Prices fluctuate, but Vitacost has been consistent in offering the

lowest prices

> I have found. They pack the Saccaromyces B. with an ice pack to keep

it cool

> during transport.

>

>

>

>

>