probiotics by the numbers

I take 100 billion in remission and when flaring I increase to 200billion

Phew, I just realised ye guys are working in american billions???? So that would be the same as 1 british billion and 1.8 british billion respectively!!!

At this time, I take a combo of Ultimate Flora Critical Care (50 Billion of mixed strains) and New Roots Ultra Max (over 36 Billion mixed strains..depending on how full the spoon is of the powder).

I've at times taken 2 UFCC plus another, so that would bring me over 100 billion, but that's not a usual occurrence.

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No, and I think probiotics with fibre and a food source will do better, maybe hence the suggestion. But, not all can take yogurt, milk or live cultured.
Many totally cut out carbs and fibre and important food sources for probiotics.

It doesn't matter to me about the perceived "optimum"....what I take seems to be fine.

But, I'm not the expert on that fact. I seem to have found a balance..lol.

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Doz79 said...
whats the number count in homemade yogurt (indian) ?

As far as bacteria count, I ran into this(I lost the link) article where Dannon plain yogurt tested at 2.6 billion live bacteria per gram. This translates to 627 billion/8 oz. I bet homemade is higher and that would put it far above a packet of VSL#3.


I think the SCD book puts SCD yogurt in the trillions for 500 mls

Not clear on how much more bacteria you get culturing a long time but I prefer 12-14 hours as far as taste and consistency. More tangy than store bought but not sour. Really hangs on the spoon and creamy. Similar to Indian, Bulgarian and Greek yogurts. I use a packet of VSL#3 as the culture.

Obviously the bacteria in probiotic pills and pouches are dormant. No idea how this compares to live feeding cultures in just prepared yogurt.

No yogurt or probiotic maker tells you what percentage of each strain is in the product. Lots of unknowns

I use the VSL#3 to make the yogurt.

I actually started making yogurt using a half cup of mountain high plain. I bought some VSL#3 and added that to my left over yogurt from a prior batch which I then dumped into 1 gallon of warm milk. I was trying to get various bacterias from mountain high(which helped me) and the additional species from the VSL#3.

Even if I use a fresh packet each time, a box of VSL#3 will last me 30 weeks. I don't use a fresh packet every week though. I agree VSL#3 and `most probotics are too expensive.

VSL#3 and most other probiotics are nothing but a mixture of different lactic acid producing bacteria ie yogurt culture. But some species may be more beneficial than others for UC or a particular person.

I eat about 1 gallon of yogurt per week with good results.