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Posted 3/13/2013 10:51 AM (GMT 0)
I've tried many brands, ones with a mixture of acidophilus and bifidobacterium, ones with acidophilus only, ones with bifidobacterium (probifia pearls) only, ones with LGG, ones with S boulardii.

With whatever brand i try, by the second or third day, i get constipated. Blocked up feeling and tenesmus which is not fun at al. It's like after i go i don't feel 'clean' or 'empty', instead it feels like there is a tiny bit stuck inside.

I keep hearing about how probiotics are good for health, immune system, gut health etc. And that's why i want to take them. I figured they should be part of my daily regime. But heck they don't agree with me.

Anyone know a probiotic that doesn't cause constipation? I've heard Symprove is good, anyone tried it?

Would taking psyllium seed powder alone be enough to stimulate the growth of my own 'resident' good bacteria?
Posted 3/13/2013 11:44 AM (GMT 0)
Try Kefir Yogurt
Posted 3/13/2013 1:15 PM (GMT 0)
man I love kefir, but it's dairy based so if we're following some protocol, we can't have dairy.
Posted 3/13/2013 1:20 PM (GMT 0)
I take VSL#3DS. It works great for me. In the past, I have used the CVS brand acidophilus (little pearls) which also worked good.
Posted 3/13/2013 1:29 PM (GMT 0)
Have you ever tried the VSL? As far as I know it is the only probiotic specifically created for UC. Also, since the probiotics do seem to have a possible positive effect on you, have you ever tried taking them at lower doses?
Posted 3/13/2013 9:51 PM (GMT 0)
I've tried Kefir, made my own. It made me even more constipated.
As for the positive effect: no probiotics never stopped my diarrhoea or bleeding last year. Which is funny since when im well they constipate me ??. But when im in remission they seem to help take the bloating away and make me feel more comfortable. I have tried doses as low as 1 billion cfu. And still they constipate me after a few days too.

Re VSL3: i have thought about trying it but then it's got even more live bacteria (CFU) than regular probiotics so it doesn't make sense for me to use it because for me usually the higher the count the worse the constipation.
Posted 3/13/2013 11:58 PM (GMT 0)
i started a new probiotic about 2 weeks ago and i love it. it's called prescript assist. i haven't gotten constipated at all, but i am less gassy which is good. it's definitely given my poop more form.
Posted 3/14/2013 12:05 AM (GMT 0)
Have you tried taking the probiotics low dose and every other day rather than day by day?
Posted 3/14/2013 4:45 AM (GMT 0)
I take Ultra Flora Plus DF (dairy free). Its a 50/50 blend of lactobacillus acidophilus and bifidobacterium lactis bi-07. Each capsule has 15 billion live organisms. You also have to keep it refridgerated. I dont know where you would go to buy it...I get it from my doctors office ( he is big on supplements and natural stuff over most meds, i like that lol). It works great for me and you only take one a day. I think its sold by Metagenics if that helps :)
Posted 3/14/2013 12:26 PM (GMT 0)
Conquer,

Is it possible you're just deficient in Magnesium, and that's the underlying cause of your constipation, albeit wth the probiotics?

Just wondering...

Posted 3/14/2013 5:04 PM (GMT 0)
I've seen some reports of Symprove really helping people with IBS on a more general forum I am on - always hard to tell though if these are real anecdotes or plants. It is very expensive so I am not sure about investing in it.

Just got some Mutaflor sent over to me from Germany, wondering how that might go as some years back when I did a Genova CDSA it said 0 on beneficial e coli.
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