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Anyone have experience using probiotics for IBS?

frenchie — Tue, 18 Sep 2018 18:27:20 GMT

I've been checking them out on Amazon and want to try Digestive Advantage.

I don't have heartburn issues, just bathroom problems. I've had it for years.

I'm home all the time but hate taking the chance to go out. I'm 76. Any help would be

appreciated.

Re: Anyone have experience using probiotics for IBS?

Krimpette — Tue, 18 Sep 2018 18:31:36 GMT

My gastro guy recommended Florastor for me a couple of years ago when I was having bathroom issues to the point of being afraid to leave the house. It's not cheap, but it did seem to work. Nowadays, what works best for me is Metamucil. Seems like it has enough fiber to not only help things to move, but also to bulk things up. Not sure how that works, but it sure works for me! Good luck.

Re: Anyone have experience using probiotics for IBS?

ruthbe — Tue, 18 Sep 2018 18:38:10 GMT

I have IBS. Please talk to your gastroenterologist before taking any probiotics. I have heard they have to be tailored to your specific needs. So be careful!!! Everyone is different. What helps for one doesn't always help for others. Your physician is the one to talk to. If you don't trust your current doc. please find another one.

Re: Anyone have experience using probiotics for IBS?

Carol08 — Tue, 18 Sep 2018 18:50:34 GMT

@frenchie wrote:
I've been checking them out on Amazon and want to try Digestive Advantage.
I don't have heartburn issues, just bathroom problems. I've had it for years.
I'm home all the time but hate taking the chance to go out. I'm 76. Any help would be
appreciated.

@frenchie - I take probiotics for IBSD......Activia yogurt. I also have the probiotic pills, but haven't needed any, since I started eating the Activia yogurt. I had a bad case of IBSD several months ago, but no longer suffer from it, now. I also have anti-diarrhea pills - but haven't needed those, either. Please check with your doctor, but it wouldn't hurt to have that yogurt on hand. BTW - we are in the same age range.

Re: Anyone have experience using probiotics for IBS?

MalteseMomma — Tue, 18 Sep 2018 19:01:22 GMT

@frenchie wrote:
I've been checking them out on Amazon and want to try Digestive Advantage.
I don't have heartburn issues, just bathroom problems. I've had it for years.
I'm home all the time but hate taking the chance to go out. I'm 76. Any help would be
appreciated.

Probiotics are not nessary,it has been documented they interfear with normal stuff! I messed up with trying these things ,exactly the one you mention ......and others

Try a little prune juice everyday.it works wonders..........

(btw,i am 80 )

Re: Anyone have experience using probiotics for IBS?

frenchie — Tue, 18 Sep 2018 19:05:23 GMT

I tried yogurt once, hate it. Fiber bothers me so something like Metamucil isn't good either. If rather take a pill and try that. It's true that some things don't work the same in everybody. Thinking back, I think my mother had IBS but wasn't well known then. Her doctor told her it was all in her head. I'm not a fan of doctors either.

Re: Anyone have experience using probiotics for IBS?

LTT1 — Tue, 18 Sep 2018 19:21:22 GMT

@frenchie

Digestive Advantage contains gluten!!

Reviews in Amazon called my attention to this issue.

DH takes it, but his digestive system is not sensitive like mine.

Florastor works best for me. It needs time to build up, so I notice positive effects after about a month.

Good luck with whatever you decide to do. HTH

Re: Anyone have experience using probiotics for IBS?

Group 5 minus 1 — Tue, 18 Sep 2018 19:26:44 GMT

I have not .

Re: Anyone have experience using probiotics for IBS?

Love my grandkids — Tue, 18 Sep 2018 20:32:36 GMT

Please discuss any probiotics with your **doctor** before taking them, especially with something like IBS.

IMO this is not the place for medical advice.

Re: Anyone have experience using probiotics for IBS?

goldensrbest — Tue, 18 Sep 2018 21:55:26 GMT

If you have diarrhea, you do not want to take prunes!!I know how you feel ,i have that problem also ,probiotics did not help me.

Re: Anyone have experience using probiotics for IBS?

Mom2Dogs — Tue, 18 Sep 2018 21:56:17 GMT

@Love my grandkids wrote:
Please discuss any probiotics with your **doctor** before taking them, especially with something like IBS.

IMO this is not the place for medical advice.

....I have asked a few medical questions here, and would never rely totally on a posters advice but it's nice to hear of other peoples experience with an issue you are having, i see nothing wrong with it.

Re: Anyone have experience using probiotics for IBS?

tuckersgram — Tue, 18 Sep 2018 22:33:45 GMT

I found help by reading the book The Complete Low-Fodmap Diet by Sue Shepherd, PhD and Peter Gibson, MD. (Look for the book at the library.) By watching my diet and taking one capsule of Renew Life Extra Care Ultimate Flora Probiotic and two capsules of Source Naurals Daily Essential Enzymes (2 capsules before each meal), I have found great relief. I have suffered IBSD for 40 years and feel that I am finally on the right track. I have followed the diet and now know my trigger foods. I wish you the best.

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pupwhipped — Tue, 18 Sep 2018 23:03:31 GMT

My only comment is beware of the size of the pill. I bought the DA product below and the pill is huge. I almost choked on it! At this point I'm scared of it. Ha!

Re: Anyone have experience using probiotics for IBS?

Little Way — Wed, 19 Sep 2018 01:41:17 GMT

Look into a probiotic called VSL #3. It is specifically designed for people with IBS, ulcerative colitis. I order it from its website, but you can buy it from certain pharmacies. I take the capsules. Stay away from the powder. $60 a bottle. Expensive. Must be refrigerated. It works.

Re: Anyone have experience using probiotics for IBS?

Ditzydori — Wed, 19 Sep 2018 16:28:48 GMT

@Love my grandkids wrote:
Please discuss any probiotics with your **doctor** before taking them, especially with something like IBS.

IMO this is not the place for medical advice.

She's just asking for opinions not medical advice. Lighten up.

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Patriot3 — Thu, 20 Sep 2018 14:22:04 GMT

Probiotics did not help me. Had a colonoscopy and endoscopy 3 years ago and am prepping for another one tomorrow. Anyone who has had this knows the prep is worse than the procedure. I went to a different Dr because the one who did the first one did not help me at all. And his PA was worse! I called in July for an appt and had to wait 3 months. Are you kidding me?

So I went to a Dr I had seen about 12 yrs ago, got in within a week and he scheduled this procedure. I don't know what's going on, but like a couple of other posters said, afraid to leave the house. I can't go anywhere until the afternoon because of these disgusting bathroom issues. We'll see tomorrow.

Re: Anyone have experience using probiotics for IBS?

kocia — Thu, 20 Sep 2018 15:00:46 GMT

In my case new diet plus probiotic made the difference in a matter of few days.

IT WAS A MIRACLE

you need to experiment to know exactly what you can eat and what is forbidden.

Everybody is different but what helped me is;

- no coffee !!!!!!

- no diary products esp. milk. Cow milk has inflammatory properties according to my gastroenterlogist. A little goat products. The eggs are ok

- no fruit juice

- from fruits only berries and bananas

- no fry products, very little oil, butter is easy to digest in case of IBS D

- smaller meals, no snacking

- no chocolate and sugary deserts !!!!

I found very good for stomach protein shakes but only plant base. ( Costco Orgain Organic Superfood in blue package. They have constipation properties.

I started with 2 tablets of probiotics; you need good ones with 50 billions strains

( again Cosctco or CVS ). After 2 weeks I am taking 1 tabl. Daily

I consider myself cured as long as I stick to my diet. I suffered from diarrhea over 30 y

I use medication for anxiety when traveling. For long flights Imodium OTC, for daily trips

Lomotil ( prescription).

Do not WASTE your life and be home bound. Experiment with the diet.

Best of luck!!

Re: Anyone have experience using probiotics for IBS?

Fressa — Thu, 20 Sep 2018 15:03:43 GMT

I have IBSD and the only over the counter product that works for me and with my prescriptions is yogurt. I have one or two a day depending on how my system is functioning. I'm not a big fan of OTC additives but then I have more than a few prescriptions.

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Slainte — Sat, 22 Sep 2018 12:28:25 GMT

My gastroenterologist tells me to take IBgard peppermint capsules rather than probiotics.

https://ibgard.com/

The peppermint oil calms the gut. They have helped me. I buy them at CVS or Walmart. There are a number of studies on the benefits of peppermint oil for IBS.

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AngelPuppy1 — Sat, 22 Sep 2018 12:44:28 GMT

I have severe IBS, GERD, etc., any my gastro dr. put me on Floristor. They are kind of expensive but I do believe they are helpful.