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Probiotics and IBS

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Jo38983
Jo38983

Hello all,

I suffer from post infectious IBS ( from a bout of food poisoning back in November 2015) and I have been reading on on people having amazing results from taking probiotic tablets. I just wanted to know if anyone on here has tried them and if so which one? I want to give them a go as for this condition is taking over my life and i feel like a prison in my own home. I dont suffer from D or C, just nast stomach pains after I go for a BM, and the feeling of incomplete evacuation which makes me feel like i need to go all the time. Although the only question I have is i dont know which probiotic I should start taking and how much (10 billion, 20 billion etc)

Any help I would be eternally grateful!

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  • catrin46108
    catrin46108 Jo38983

    Posted

    Hi Jo. I take them and have had amazing results with them. Got my life back. I'm not allowed to advertise on here I don't think so I will private message you in a bit with details.

    Catrin

    • thi20955
      thi20955 catrin46108

      Posted

      Please send me a private message about Probiotic I used different brand but it seems not good progress. I had used once the brand from Korea which very good but I had to ask my family to buy it for me from overseas. I got my life back over two years, after that I used different barand in Australia, I have sufferred IBS and stomatch cramps, diarhear, etc.. I looked at the ingredients of the Korea ones and found same ingredients but it is not good as Korea one. However, I got some Korea products but this time it didnt work. Wonder why? Still keep trying to find the good one even for the infant ones. It didnt work for me either. I really appreciate if you give me the brand name. Thanks
    • Guest
      Guest catrin46108

      Posted

      I'd also be interested to learn the name of your amazing probiotics if possible :-) :-)
    • Garooba
      Garooba catrin46108

      Posted

      Can you send me a private message with the details of the probiotics you use please. Thanks Caroline
    • vernon44940
      vernon44940 catrin46108

      Posted

      Hi There

      Could you please message me the name of the probiotic you are taking.

      Cheers

         Vernon

    • janet68649
      janet68649 catrin46108

      Posted

      Good morning Catrin.

      I am suffering same problem for many years, I thought it was my gallbladder, and hoped to get better after surgery, but it is stil the same, I am taking probiotic, but I feel the same, would you please send me the brand of probiotic you are using? I'll appreciate it.

      Thank you.

    • scott7018
      scott7018 catrin46108

      Posted

      Hello catrin you said you have a probiotuc that is helping you can you tell me witch one I'm scott suffering bad bloating and pain thanks alot
  • jan48389
    jan48389 Jo38983

    Posted

    Yes Jo, I take them too - 2 tablets per day of 5 billion strength. My GP suggested I try them, although he did say the evidence base for them having a beneficial effect was uncertain. His view was at best, they might help, at worst they wouldn't do any harm. I started taking the at the same time as begining the Low FODMAP diet so it's difficult to tell which has had the most effect. I can only say that the combination of the diet and the probiotics has improved my IBS symptoms by 95% and I now have my life back. 

    My husband doesn't have IBS but did experience quite frequent tummy upsets. He takes the probiotics too and his tummy upsets have virtually disappeared. 

    Jan

    • Jo38983
      Jo38983 jan48389

      Posted

      Thanks Jan! Is there any particular probiotic that i should look for in the tablets? or just a mixure of them all?

      Jo

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