Does anyone here take Mutaflor

I was thinking of trying Mutaflor just to add something new to my probiotic regimen.

I would like to hear from people who take it and if they have had a good experience with it.

Did a MD prescribe it, or did you get it on your own?

Did you have good results with it?

Does my MD need to be aware that I am taking it?

Thanks,

L

I started mutaflor and a large daily dose of homemade yogurt/pscillium husk on April 28th. My symptoms had been stable since January. Very mild cramps on both sides, rectal burning and some irregularity. The first two weeks I had improvement in those symptoms but had a major fart storm. Well into my third week things calmed down and I have almost no symptoms of UC and I have been feeling better overall. I am done with the bathroom for the day within 2 hours of getting up.

I really can't prove that mutaflor did it but I am going to keep taking it. It is not prescribed in the US. I eat close to one gallon a week of heavily cultured yogurt. Going to make more today.

If you do try it, stick with it. It is not going to be a overnight miracle. I am hoping I can just get a little better and remain in or near remission.

I just started Mutaflor today. Obviously, I can't say much about whether or not it is or will work for me as yet.

I would tell your doc about it the next time you have an appointment.

I originally found out about the stuff from the Healing Well site and got super excited as it's easily available here in Germany (VSL#3 on the other hand, is available, but a pricey pain in the a**). I asked my doc about taking it and she was familiar with it, but said I needed to be in remission before starting it. Last night, I was freaking out a bit because of the side effects I'm having due to the pred and pentasa I was on, that I decided today to quit everything and just try Mutaflor along with my usual psyllium.

The pharmacist recommended Mutaflor be taken in the morning with food. Also, apparently if the gas commonly associated with Mutaflor gets to be too much to handle, the pharmacist suggested dropping the dose to 1 tablet per day for a while and then going back up to 2.

Oh and I got it on my own, though I plan to ask my doc if I can wiggle my way into a discount if I get her to prescribe it for me (and therefore getting insurance to cough up the dough).