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Posted 10/2/2023 1:39 AM (GMT 0)
In your guys experience. If probiotic is making you feel worse after about 2-3 weeks…do you usually try to push through for a month or so or just stop it? I USUALLY just take jarrows sach boulardi and Culturelle plantarum…but I decided to try renew life ultimate care 100 Billion with 12 strains. I did fine (maybe saw minimal improvement but definitely wasn’t WORSE)when I only took the 2 strains. Since starting this I’ve just noticed I have not gone to the gym since starting it, I’ve napped 2-4 hours EVERY day, and am bloated 24/7. My gut is telling me to stop and that I’m not ready to have such a broad spectrum probiotic right now. sad

I think I will go back to my tried and true probiotics and once settled continue to add one at a time.

Post Edited (Georgiee) : 10/1/2023 7:09:14 PM (GMT-8)

Posted 10/2/2023 4:30 PM (GMT 0)
i have had herx like symptoms - additional fatigue, aching, sore head etc from taking probiotics before
its a strange thing - but perhaps they are interacting with the immune system in some way - or are killing off other bacteria in the gut and causing herx that way
or perhaps some species just don't suit some people
its very hard to tell

in general if you are not feeling any benefit after a few weeks i think i would be inclined to stop and try something else
the other option is to try a smaller dose - as perhaps those with upset immune systems and sensitised guts cannot tolerate some of the very high dose probiotics out there

in general i think all probiotics are somewhat oversold - in terms of what benefits we can get from them
not that they are bad things - just they are limited in what they can do - mainly because of the hundreds or thousand of species that inhabit the human gut microbiome - we can only take a handful as probiotics - and 99% of the microbiome is therefore more dependent on what we eat, our lifestyles etc
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