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Thank you for your post. I bought the product you used and had my first tablet 10 minutes ago. https://www.biogaia.com/product-country/biogaia-protectis-chewab

by Luc 4y ago

Thank you for your post. I bought the product you used and had my first tablet 10 minutes ago. https://www.biogaia.com/product-country/biogaia-protectis-chewable-tablets-lemon-flavour-19/# https://www.biogaia.com/product-country/biogaia-protectis-ch... One thing that might interest people on the FODMAP diet is that the first ingredients on the list are isomalt (probably ok) and xylitol (an artificial sweetener). Hopefully the amounts are small enough not to trigger symptoms. There's also 'Bacilac Femina' which contains reuteri and has less FODMAPs. Thanks again!

blacksmith_tb 4y ago
Xylitol isn't 'artificial'[1] (but it is bad for dogs). In small amounts I would be surprised if it would affect anyone negatively, I often have 5-10g in my oats, but all the sugar alcohols make your guts unhappy in large doses (I find erythritol is the worst, but sorbitol from pears is famous for doing that to babies). 1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xylitol#Structure,_production,_commerce https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xylitol#Structure,_production,...
- Luc 4y ago
  Perhaps 'less digestible sweetener' would be a better way of putting it. It's a shame you don't believe it would affect people with chronic digestive issues.
  - blacksmith_tb 4y ago
    I'm sure plenty of my beliefs are shameful, this one seems pretty mild by comparison... but clearly anyone who's worried about eating them should start small, and discontinue if they react badly?
supertofu 4y ago
It seems outrageous that a probiotic should contain xylitol, which is often catastrophic for people with IBD/IBS. Can anyone recommend a probiotic without sweetener or filler?