VSL

 hi..my GI has agreed to gave me VSL, it will save me money as i was buying probiotics in the health shop, i was just wondering when is the best time in the day to take them? they are sachets to b taken with water it says they can bloat u, so i was thinking taking just b4 bed. thanks

I take mine at bedtime, 1 packet dissolved in water.

Night time is fine, thats when I take mine. I didnt actually notice any bloating myself. If you do notice some dont worry your body will adjust and you should be fine within a week or so.

Still no sign of the Aza kicking in for you?
Good luck fella

I just started the VSL#3 DS (prescription strength) 4 days ago. My dr has me taking 1 pk per day and I've been taking it at dinner time. I was just diagnosed with ulcerative colitis 1-1/2 weeks ago and am taking 3 Lialda each morning. The Lialda seems to be working great. My bleeding stopped after 1 day on the Lialda and I feel amazingly better. The first couple of days on the VSL3 were fine, but now I am so bloated I just can't stand it. Instead of taking a full pkt tonight, I only took 1/2. My dr told me that the probiotics would be helpful to me, but didn't seem to care whether I went on the prescription strength or the capsules. Does anyone have any feedback or suggestions? If the gas will go away after a few days I can probably tough it out, but I'm wondering if it's just more than my body needs. According to my Dr, my colon is in pretty sad shape, the ulcerations are all in the sigmoid section. I have had no diarrhea and only a few days of stomach cramps, my only real symptom was bleeding. I'm hoping that this is going to be a one shot problem for me, but I do have a strong family incidence of uc, so that's probably not realistic. Any input anyone can give me would be great. My Dad has had UC for 30 yrs and has always always had diarrhea and cramps, and never any bleeding, so he hasn't been much help. Don't know if it matters, but I'm a 48 yr old woman. Thanks for listening!