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Posted 5/31/2016 4:21 PM (GMT 0)
For those of you who are on antibiotics and probiotics:

How much saccharomyces boulardii do you take a day to replenish your intestinal flora?

I'm currently doing 30 Billion cfu daily, and wondering if that's enough?
Posted 5/31/2016 5:48 PM (GMT 0)
I take 3 capsules with 5 billion cells each a day. I have mild colitis and It seems to really help me. I imagine I could probably up the dose, but it is cost prohibitive for me. I felt terrible for the first couple of days though. My only only explanation is from yeast die off or something.
Posted 5/31/2016 6:28 PM (GMT 0)
Sach Boulardii is only one of many strains of probiotic cultures that needs to be replenished. Look at the list of ingredients of the top brands like VSL#3, Theralac, Custom Probiotics, or Dr Ohhira's. It's good to rotate brands occasionally to get the broadest range of strains. I only used Sach Boulardi to help control diarrhea, sometimes needing 4 capsules of Floristor a day, while still taking a half packet of VSL#3 DS at 450 Billion cfu.
Posted 5/31/2016 6:39 PM (GMT 0)
I usually rotate probiotic strains every other day.
Just didn't know the "proper" dosage for sac.b while on antibiotics.
Posted 5/31/2016 8:24 PM (GMT 0)
While on abx, I'd take at least 100 billion ---and the probiotic needs to have as many strains as possible (not just each boulardii). Check out Garden of Life brand - it has several versions that have over 34 strains.

During a yeast/fungal overgrowth period, I increased to 400 billion. My gastro said you can't take too much---had a patient taking over 900 billion.

In reality, we have over a trillion microbes, so high probiotics is a drop in the bucket.

-p
Posted 5/31/2016 9:28 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks for the help everyone!

Pirouette said...
While on abx, I'd take at least 100 billion ---and the probiotic needs to have as many strains as possible (not just each boulardii). Check out Garden of Life brand - it has several versions that have over 34 strains.

During a yeast/fungal overgrowth period, I increased to 400 billion. My gastro said you can't take too much---had a patient taking over 900 billion.

In reality, we have over a trillion microbes, so high probiotics is a drop in the bucket.

-p

Ya I know I can't over-do it.
It's more about how expensive and hard to find probiotics with saccharomyces boulardii are.
The only one I've seen in stores is Renew Life Boulardiimax. It has 10 Billion per capsule, 30 capsules, for $20.

So that $20 bottle lasts me 10 days (if I'm taking 60 Billion every other day).
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