I just received my results from Ubiome.com (a microbiome screening test that uses precision sequencing™ technology to identify key microorganisms in your gut, both pathogenic and commensal.) All my good microorganisms are way too low, but fortunately no bad ones. This was a free test, but I don't know if it is still free.
Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
Suggestions for a gluten-free, soy-free probiotic please
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Suggestions for a gluten-free, soy-free probiotic please
MC diagnosed 2007
To low for what? As long as you don't have any bad (pathogenic) bacteria, IMO the fewer bacteria you have the better. After all, they're just parasites.
Tex
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
If you tolerate one.....
I have been able to use the Mercola.com 70 billion brand and I decided to just take one pill 35 billion a day and I'm doing fine, no extra gas....I don't buy the store brands at all.....Mercola is soy and gluten free.
I have been able to use the Mercola.com 70 billion brand and I decided to just take one pill 35 billion a day and I'm doing fine, no extra gas....I don't buy the store brands at all.....Mercola is soy and gluten free.
To Succeed you have to Believe in something with such a passion that it becomes a Reality - Anita Roddick
Dx LC April 2012 had symptoms since Aug 2007
Dx LC April 2012 had symptoms since Aug 2007
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Now that I've had a stroke (so that I'm a lot clumsier) I've found a handy and effective way to ensure that I get plenty of bacteria in my gut everyday without spending any money on high-priced probiotic products. I simply spill all my pills on the floor every morning so that after they roll into every nook and cranny they can find, they're bound to pick up an almost complete variety of all the types of bacteria that are available locally. And these are robust, well-adapted, home-grown farm bacteria, not some wimpy germs grown in a lab. 
I'll have to admit that now that I've recovered significantly, I no longer spill my pills quite as often (sometimes I forget and hang onto them), so I occasionally miss a dose of germs, but that doesn't seem to make any difference — I still do OK anyway.
Tex
I'll have to admit that now that I've recovered significantly, I no longer spill my pills quite as often (sometimes I forget and hang onto them), so I occasionally miss a dose of germs, but that doesn't seem to make any difference — I still do OK anyway.
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
Tex,
You crack me up!!! Your wonderful sense of humor and optimism is a joy. I think that I get plenty of bacteria too then because I am always dropping things on the floor and hoping the "5 second rule" is good enough.
It seems like a lot of people are taking a probiotic. That was the first thing I went for when I started to get D in April. I always felt like they worked well back in the day.... I understand the benefits of taking one when using antibiotics - do some people find they help on a regular basis?
Thank-you!!!
Pam
You crack me up!!! Your wonderful sense of humor and optimism is a joy. I think that I get plenty of bacteria too then because I am always dropping things on the floor and hoping the "5 second rule" is good enough.
It seems like a lot of people are taking a probiotic. That was the first thing I went for when I started to get D in April. I always felt like they worked well back in the day.... I understand the benefits of taking one when using antibiotics - do some people find they help on a regular basis?
Thank-you!!!
Pam
Noel,
I'm 76.
Pam,
If you look in the right place, every cloud has a silver lining. One thing that disappointed me about this stroke though, was that early on, despite the fact that I always spilled my coffee all over everything, I still had to stir it to mix the sugar cubes, so I can't decide what the shakiness was supposed to be good for.
The research that has been published in the medical Journals shows mixed results for probiotic use. Some studies (usually the studies financed by the probiotics manufacturers) show benefits for everyone.
Other studies show benefits for certain IBD and other digestive system issues (such as IBS) patients, while some studies show no benefits for anyone. The American Gastroenterological Association Institute published new guidelines for the medical management of microscopic colitis in December of 2015. They reversed their previous policy, and now they specifically recommend against the use of probiotics for the treatment of MC.
As far as MC patients are concerned, a very few people insist that they help, but it's so few that one can't be sure that it might not be a placebo effect.
Most people can't tell if they help or not, but they continue to take them just in case (kind of like carrying a rabbit's foot or knocking on wood). And of course in some cases, probiotics make symptoms much worse for some MC patients.
Tex
I'm 76.
Pam,
If you look in the right place, every cloud has a silver lining. One thing that disappointed me about this stroke though, was that early on, despite the fact that I always spilled my coffee all over everything, I still had to stir it to mix the sugar cubes, so I can't decide what the shakiness was supposed to be good for.
The research that has been published in the medical Journals shows mixed results for probiotic use. Some studies (usually the studies financed by the probiotics manufacturers) show benefits for everyone.
Other studies show benefits for certain IBD and other digestive system issues (such as IBS) patients, while some studies show no benefits for anyone. The American Gastroenterological Association Institute published new guidelines for the medical management of microscopic colitis in December of 2015. They reversed their previous policy, and now they specifically recommend against the use of probiotics for the treatment of MC.As far as MC patients are concerned, a very few people insist that they help, but it's so few that one can't be sure that it might not be a placebo effect.
Most people can't tell if they help or not, but they continue to take them just in case (kind of like carrying a rabbit's foot or knocking on wood). And of course in some cases, probiotics make symptoms much worse for some MC patients.Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.