i will tough this week out.

For the past month, I've been in 'remission.' I poop once a day - same time - with solid stools, no blood.

I bought a pack of Pearls IC probiotics yesterday. They seemed to have helped a lot of people and I thought "hey, why not." [ http://www.amazon.com/Enzymatic-Therapy-Acidophilus-Pearls-Capsules/dp/B000BQ8ATQ/ref=sr_1_1?s=hpc&ie=UTF8&qid=1344390659&sr=1-1&keywords=pearls ]

I took one last night. Today, I experienced some bloating and gas. Instead of my usual once a day routine, I've pooped twice: soft - mushy poop the second time around. I would even call that diarrhea.

I read that there is an adjustment time whenever one is starting a probiotic. Good bacteria population growing, bad bacteria dying, etc...

I really want to ride this out - give it another week and see where my body takes me. Anyone else with a similar experience?????

I'm on 3.6 grams of Lialda. 1g canasa suppository.

I'm making sure that i'm not eating anything new. That way I know that everything that is happening comes from my variable.

It's not a huge amount of probiotic...was this the first one you've ever used?

q

Whenever I've started a new probiotic, I get diarrhea and gas for a few days while my body adjusts. You'll probably feel normal again within a few days.

plus not all probiotics agree with everyone...sort of a trial and error.

q