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Acidophilus? (or: OMG THIS STUFF WORKS)
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WickedStitchRules
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Joined : May 2008
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Posted 5/13/2008 3:27 AM (GMT 0)
Anyone else taking acidophilus? I'm taking it along with my prednisone and today has been the best day since my pseudo-flare last week. I say pseudo-flare because it only lasted a couple days and it was just a little more of the usual. I don't usually have bloody stools, just a lot of diarrhea. I think it's because I stopped taking Aloe Vera, but I digress. I'm taking one 10 billion CFU acidophilus a day, along with my one prednisone, and I only went ONCE today. ONCE. Now, I don't wanna jinx it, but the last time I went once in a day was long before I even got diagnosed. I usually go about
4-5 times a day, one or two of which are at work, which sucks (I work at a sports bar), but I only went ONCE in the morning today, and I've only been taking the acidophilus for about
four days.
Anyone else have good experience with acidophilus?
quincy
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Joined : May 2003
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Posted 5/13/2008 5:36 AM (GMT 0)
Hi..welcome to the forum.
There are many active threads that are titled probiotics. Most of us take them and most contain acidophilus plus a variety of others.
Where in the colon is your UC...throughout or limited?
Have you only been on pred or have you at least used some of the 5ASA meds.
It's really best to be on both oral and rectal "topical" meds rather than taking systemic pred.
Do the homework on meds...considering you're only 20, you may like to visit other med options.
quincy
xy123
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Posted 10/25/2015 10:52 AM (GMT 0)
I've been taking acidophilus (lactobacillus acidophilus and bifidobacterium lactis) with inulin for a week. 7 billion CFU. Been taking it to control a possible yeast overgrowth and I think it's helping. At least it doesn't make me worse like some other probiotics. I'd like to know other's experiences with acidophilus only.
iPoop
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Posted 10/25/2015 12:38 PM (GMT 0)
Wow Quincy's old signature was soooo colorful
quincy
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Posted 10/25/2015 4:21 PM (GMT 0)
Yeah....loved the colours. Format changed...can't do much now. Sherry's was very cool.
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