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Posted 9/16/2017 11:37 AM (GMT 0)
My doc just prescribed VSL 3, a super mega dose of probiotics.

After the initial sticker shock, I was ready to buy it, then read in the FAQ's that it contains cornstarch. mad Corn exacerabates my mood swings and rage. I refuse to eat it, despite possible benefits.

Is there any alternative with such high potency? I already have some from my old doc with 60 Bill each (x2), and NOW brand with 50 bill (x1), plus Femdophilus 5 bill (x2-3). So I'm getting 170-180 billion a day but apparently it's not enough. Need my bugs!
Posted 9/16/2017 1:55 PM (GMT 0)
The best are Bravo available at Bravocoop.com but these are to complete your healing when you are finished with abx. I am using the suppositories from BioPure once every 5 days.

Today will be the third dose. I can only hope i am done with abx and that these will bring the last bit of healing that I need. I must keep a positive mindset. Either way I will always finish with these. After all the $ spent on treatment the cost of these are not all that unreasonable in the grand scheme of things.

I dont see why you cannot use an oral gel cap as a suppository. I have but i dont know how effective this is in this form.

Definately stay with the less expensive during treatment. Some good suggestions should be posted soon.
Posted 9/16/2017 4:59 PM (GMT 0)
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Posted 9/16/2017 8:06 PM (GMT 0)
Wow, I love how "exacerbates" came out up there...

ChickenArise said...


I dont see why you cannot use an oral gel cap as a suppository. I have but i dont know how effective this is in this form.

Definately stay with the less expensive during treatment. Some good suggestions should be posted soon.

I actually do use the femdophilus as a suppository. Haven't asked about the bigger ones. That might be a good idea
Posted 9/16/2017 9:44 PM (GMT 0)
Gut Pro makes a bifido/lacto powder that has zero fillers. It has something like 200 servings of 20 billion or something like that, so you can measure your own dose
Posted 9/16/2017 11:21 PM (GMT 0)

Aerose91 said...
Gut Pro makes a bifido/lacto powder that has zero fillers. It has something like 200 servings of 20 billion or something like that, so you can measure your own dose

That looks great...
I'd have take 10 servings a day... so I only get 20 days for $100 shocked I know in Lyme Land that's not much... I'm just so tired of spending money. Just had an $850 appointment cry
Posted 9/17/2017 1:12 AM (GMT 0)
Hands down.... the best probiotics second to VSL3 is Klaire Labs. They make a powder that is 100 billion per ¼ tsp. The other one that is fantastic is Xymogen ProBiomax sachets. And the last one that is super strong is Progurt: it has 1 trillion.

I got c diff in April and was spending a ton of $$ on a bunch of probiotics. Then I decided to do my own test at home to be sure they all had live active cultures. To do this, take a cup of room temperature milk filled ¼. Then add your probiotic that you are testing. Mix it up and cover with Saran Wrap. Let it sit for 24 hours. If it truly have live active flora in it, the milk will be thick like yogurt within 24 hours.

So now I am using a combo of the above mentioned probiotics to rebuild my gut after being destroyed from months of antibiotics plus c diff. I can not stress the important of using a good, strong probiotics... especially if you are still on antibiotics. Avoid c diff at all costs!!!
Posted 9/17/2017 8:51 PM (GMT 0)
To combat C diff, DS's practice has patients take Primal Defense Ultra which looks like dirt so I don't think there are binders in it like cornstarch.
Posted 9/18/2017 2:40 PM (GMT 0)

Evanston1 said...
Hands down.... the best probiotics second to VSL3 is Klaire Labs. They make a powder that is 100 billion per ¼ tsp. The other one that is fantastic is Xymogen ProBiomax sachets. And the last one that is super strong is Progurt: it has 1 trillion.

Klaire Labs Ther-biotic Complete Powder. Looks great. But I need an authorization from my doctor (I'm in the process of asking my practitioners for their recommendations/ suppliers). It IS available on Amazon, but I worry about the proper storage and shipping procedures if not from an authorized distributor. (Even if it ships in ice, how do I know it has always been kept refrigerated in the warehouse?)
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