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I am wondering if the type of bacteria they mention is the one that can be found in probiotics. I think I suffer from intestinal candida (I have many of the sym
by bengalister 9y ago
I am wondering if the type of bacteria they mention is the one that can be found in probiotics.
I think I suffer from intestinal candida (I have many of the symptoms) and medical exams of my intestine did not reveal anything (Helicobacter Pylori had been tested but not candida). Thus I have reduced drastically my carbs consumption and also take some probiotics to well balance the yeast/bacteria ratio in my gut.
- blacksmith_tb 9y agoI haven't seen B. fragilis in any OTC probiotic supplement, but wouldn't hurt to check the label. Typically manufacturers choose strains which are well-studied enough to be blameless, if not necessarily magically good for you (to avoid liability, the cynic in me says...)
- arkades 9y agoProbiotics are typically various strains of lactobacillus. Although E. coli and B. fragilis are “commensal flora,” they can be extraordinarily pathogenic. I don’t think any company wants to take on the liability of feeding you a bacteria with a ~20% mortality rate (the BF) and trying to ensure their cultures never get contaminated with a more toxogenic strain -and- that no one takes it the wrong way (oh, did you bite that capsule open and get the B. fragilis into your peptic ulcer...?).