Re: Probiotics CAUSING constipation

>>"is it that i'm not taking enough...?"<<

It could be... have you tried more?

>>"or too much..?"<<

It could be... have you tried less?

>>"too many of lacto or of bifido?"<<

It could be... have you tried more, or less of one or the other?

Pending the above, it could also be strains taken... have you tried a product like SCD, LB17, or Ohhira's? An HSO/SBO? What were the results? A strictly lacto OR bifidus product? What were the results?

How about home fermented foods and/or dairy? what are the results?

What is your diet like? Does it support a healthy "terrain" for the flora? Or, are you taking them, with a poor terrain to begin with, and then eating poorly on top of it, while expecting them to do some good for you, when you are not good to them by eating and drinking poorly?

Won't work well. Even so, unless you have a damaged mucosa, most decent products should, for the most part decrease flatulence, they will not eliminate it altogether, however, things also depend on your current state of health (condition of intestinal mucosa for one) and what you do or don't do to support them.

as we are all different... different people are likely to experience different effects... You could answer your own questions.

From personal experience and expreimentation with different products, I can tell you that Ohhira's product increases flatulence for me... LB17 or SCD, nearly eliminate it all together... I have had others tell me the opposite... VSL#3 is supposed to reduce gas in IBS patients... as illustrated in some studies. However, as I stated, we are all different In other words, YMMV and you need to figure it out for yourself.

All another can do is give you an idea what has worked for them.

grz-

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