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Posted 7/10/2013 3:49 AM (GMT 0)
I have a 200 billion probiotic plus FOS.  It seemed to make me gassy and bloated, and I got diarrhea, altho., the symptoms could have come from other causes, eg over-cultured homemade Kefir, or Cashew Butter.  Regardless, is FOS ok for c. diff. and/or other digestive problems (the latter of which I almost certainly have)?  Need to know.  Margaret 

 

Posted 7/10/2013 10:37 AM (GMT 0)
Fructooligosaccharide is fermentable. It will cause gas as your gut bugs digest it. It is meant to feed the good ones in your probiotic, but bad ones will eat it too.

According to Wikipedia, "All inulin-type prebiotics, including FOS, are generally thought to stimulate the growth of Bifidobacteria species. Bifidobacteria are considered friendly bacteria. This effect has not been uniformly found in all studies, both for Bifidobacteria and for other gut organisms.[8][unreliable source?] FOS are also fermented by numerous bacterial species in the intestine, including Klebsiella, E. coli[9] and many Clostridium species, which are considered less-friendly bacteria in the gut. These species are responsible mainly for the gas formation (hydrogen and carbon dioxide), which results after ingestion of FOS. Studies have shown that up to 20 grams/day is well tolerated.[10]"

I avoid FOS because it is a FODMAP.
Posted 7/10/2013 6:26 PM (GMT 0)
Take your probiotics at night before bedtime....FOS is considered a prebiotic. good for the probiotic
q
Posted 7/11/2013 2:05 AM (GMT 0)
Oh goodness; two different kinds of replies.  Is FOS similar to s. boullardi and/or Dr. Ohhira's probiotics?  I take s. boullardi for c. diff.  Ok, I think looking it up on Wikipedia was a good idea, but I'm still confused.

Margaret rolleyes

Posted 7/11/2013 4:02 AM (GMT 0)
What are you confused about?

Probiotics can make me gassy if I take them during the day. I only take them at night.   I also get gas from yogurt or anything like that, so yes it's possible it's from other sources as well that you're gassy.  Flaring can also have you gassy.

I've never used s. boullardi or Dr. Ohira's..   His has different sources of prebiotics (carbs/fibre) in his. 

FOS is food for the probiotics so they work better and function. Guaranteed to be with the probiotics rather than depend on whether someone takes in carbohydrates to feed them. That's it! it's a small amount IN the probiotic mix.

Take them at bedtime on an emptyish stomach, about an hour or so after your meds.

q
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