HealingWell
Search Close Search
☰

SCDiet and Cuba, also probiotics

Support Forums
>
Crohn's Disease
✚ New Topic ✚ Reply
❬ ❬ Previous Thread |Next Thread ❭ ❭
Posted 1/26/2014 7:17 PM (GMT 0)
I'm going to Cuba Feb 7th for 7 nights with my wife and two kids. A one year old and a three year old.

I have been on this diet now for a year with positive results. Also taking a MJ tincture and 100 mg of Imuran.

I was low on vit B12, but I have been able to bring that number up through suppliments.

Anyway, I know it will not be possible to stick to this diet for a week. But that is not my question.

5 years ago I went to Cuba (was not diagonosised with Crohns then). A pharmacist told me to take two probiotics capsules a day and if I was starting to get loose BM's, to double the dosage of probiotics.

I think by the end of the trip I was taking 10 or 12 a day.

How much is too many probiotic pills a day?

I plan on taking Imodium with me but I have never used it.

Any advice?
Posted 1/27/2014 1:05 AM (GMT 0)
No advice on the Imodium, I never really used it but whenever we travel, I take a capsule form of pepto bismol every morning at breakfast. My dr told me that and it seemed to help with my crohns. When we traveled last year after me ostomy surgery, I still took it, just in case.

Depending on the resort you are staying at, you may luck out with your dietary needs. I think if you combine your probiotics and the pepto you may not need the Imodium...

Enjoy your trip! I am going to assume you are from Canada since you are heading to Cuba. We have had a crappy, long winter in Ontario so enjoy the sunshine!

Bon vacance!
Posted 1/27/2014 11:52 PM (GMT 0)
Yes I'm from Orangeville. Thanks I will pick up some pepto bismol.
Posted 1/28/2014 12:28 AM (GMT 0)
Deakin,

The recommended dosage is one capsule a day at bedtime. It should be mentioned on the bottle of your probiotics. If you're taking a probiotic yogurt, I think 8-10 ounces is recommended per day. 10 to 12 capsules a day are too many. The natural probiotic is however better than the probiotic capsules.

Post Edited (Usher) : 1/27/2014 5:41:41 PM (GMT-7)

Posted 1/28/2014 9:11 PM (GMT 0)
Right on. Thanks
Posted 1/28/2014 9:37 PM (GMT 0)
Does the probiotic yogurt help solidify your stool? I tool a probiotic yogurt yesterday and had runny poo... not sure if that was caused by the yogurt or just something else I ate.
Posted 1/29/2014 12:08 AM (GMT 0)
I'm not sure but I know the MJ helped with the mucous and urgency. And the SCDiet helped with the consistency of my BM's and the fistulae have mostly closed up. But I suffered more from constipation and fissures.
✚ New Topic ✚ Reply