Probiotics are helping I think! - Do you use them?
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Back in September I had severe stomach cramps and also lower back pain. I have had a colonoscopy which revealed nothing, an MRI which has shown some rheumatoid arthritis in lower spine and also I have had raised caprotection and c-reactive in samples. Clearly there is somesort of inflammation happening somewhere. My gut continues to bubble constantly and my back still aches, but I recently started taking some strong probitoitics (20 billion) which I got from a health food shop.
I was advised to try the probiotics by a fellow forum member and he suggested going for the strong versions. I have now completed 30 days of these capsules and I am feeling like things are certainly improving. The symptoms are much much milder than they were, which is really exciting! I am due to continue investigations with my GP and have an ultrasound scan and referral to a rheumatologist planned, but I feel like some progress is being made with these probiotics.
has anyone else had similar results with using probiotics? How did you use them and what were your symptoms? If you haven't tried them, perhaps they may help you too?
good luck with your health and thanks for reading!
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daniel_80 Marco99
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ps see my reply to Gem below to see what I am using
Gem1384 Marco99
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Loose stools, unable to put on weight and when I do I able to loose it rapidly.
Pain on my left side under my ribs that radiates around to my rib cage at my back.
Pain on my right side under my ribs (mainly after eating). Pain radiates up into my shoulder.
Pain to an inch right of my belly button which is like a stabbing? It then moves to an inch left. Then I have a stabbing below my belly button.
I have a morning urge to the toilet every morning. If I don't go then it will probably be a couple of days and then the pattern will start again.
My stools are easy to pass, no pain but smell a bit like chemicals.
My symptoms don't all fit IBS but the consultant was quite adamant!
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