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Posted 9/24/2009 4:35 PM (GMT 0)
I've been adding vitamin e oil to my 5ASA (Salofalk) enemas for a couple of weeks now and would like to try adding a probiotic t the mix.

Would it be safe to add the VSL powder to the enema. It has cornstarch in it. Any thoughts would be appreciated, thanks.
Posted 9/26/2009 2:30 AM (GMT 0)
i don't think it would hurt anything. it might actually be more effective, since the bacteria won't have to survive the trip through your stomach to get to the, uh, businness end. i say try it and let us know how it goes.
Posted 9/26/2009 8:28 PM (GMT 0)
I personally would use a stand alone probiotic enema - not sure how the bacteria would fare in that chemical stew.
Posted 5/17/2014 3:31 AM (GMT 0)
I started adding a packet of VSL#3 to Rowasa enema nightly about 10 months ago. After about a week the blood, mucous and urgencey stopped. I have been asymptomatic since. This is the first time in 30 years that I've had a remission without resorting to prednisone. Knock on wood, but life hasn't been this normal since before I was diagnosed in 1982.

No side effects from taking the VSL#3 via enema. Please post results if others try it. Thanks.
Posted 5/17/2014 3:46 AM (GMT 0)
I did it twice a few months ago, lost a lot of blood on the days I did it. Won't be doing that again. I know it's worked for other though.
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