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Any recommendations for probiotics? I've tried a couple with no luck myself.

cpncrunch 11y ago
I think you are better concentrating on natural prebiotics, by eating lots of fruit and vegetables. Apples in particular are meant to have very good prebiotic properties.
- stevebot 11y ago
  Thanks, and I do love apples. Any good literature that you have read on the topic? I'm interested in changing to a more probiotic friendly diet.
  - cpncrunch 11y ago
    There is this study: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/09/140929181156.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/09/140929181156.ht... Although it is looking into obesity, they did find that apples restored abnormal microbiota. I suffer from mild IBS myself, and find that eating an apple a day seems to help (although it's impossible to know for sure without doing a double-blind trial on myself).
d357r0y3r 11y ago
Sauerkraut is a good option if you like actual food.
- stevebot 11y ago
  I love Sauerkraut on a good sausage. Do you actually eat it on it's own?
  - s_baby 11y ago
    Pretty good as a side dish.
  - cdcarter 11y ago
    A beet/cabbage mixture sauerkraut is DELICIOUS to eat on it's own.
- jlangenauer 11y ago
  And if you've never made, and eaten, homemade sauerkraut, then let me tell you: you're missing out.
pkaye 11y ago
I had good experience with the Trader Joe's Milk Kefir.
chez17 11y ago
I would first do some research on probiotics. From what I've seen, the only proven benefit came using them ina very certain situation which I forget completely (it was something like it helped clear up diarrhea after an antibiotic quicker or something like that). My point is they aren't cheap and you could simply be wasting money. I'm honestly not informed enough either way, but when I looked into them a few years ago, there was little to no proven benefits of using them.
- cdcarter 11y ago
  Well, since TFA is specifically about post-antibiotics gut problems, the commenter is in a good place to be asking for information.
rebootthesystem 11y ago
I've used this in the past: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00SXBWDOY http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00SXBWDOY Seems to work. My wife uses it regularly. Just a couple of data points for what it's worth.
bjterry 11y ago
I like General Biotics[1]. It has 115 strains which is an order of magnitude more than any other supplement. One of the founders is a researcher in the field published in all the big name journals. They don't make claims that can't be scientifically supported, unlike most health supplement companies. Highly recommended. 1: http://www.generalbiotics.com/ http://www.generalbiotics.com/

I think you are better concentrating on natural prebiotics, by eating lots of fruit and vegetables. Apples in particular are meant to have very good prebiotic properties.

stevebot 11y ago
Thanks, and I do love apples. Any good literature that you have read on the topic? I'm interested in changing to a more probiotic friendly diet.
- cpncrunch 11y ago
  There is this study: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/09/140929181156.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/09/140929181156.ht... Although it is looking into obesity, they did find that apples restored abnormal microbiota. I suffer from mild IBS myself, and find that eating an apple a day seems to help (although it's impossible to know for sure without doing a double-blind trial on myself).

d357r0y3r 11y ago

Sauerkraut is a good option if you like actual food.

stevebot 11y ago
I love Sauerkraut on a good sausage. Do you actually eat it on it's own?
- s_baby 11y ago
  Pretty good as a side dish.
- cdcarter 11y ago
  A beet/cabbage mixture sauerkraut is DELICIOUS to eat on it's own.
jlangenauer 11y ago
And if you've never made, and eaten, homemade sauerkraut, then let me tell you: you're missing out.

pkaye 11y ago

I had good experience with the Trader Joe's Milk Kefir.

chez17 11y ago

I would first do some research on probiotics. From what I've seen, the only proven benefit came using them ina very certain situation which I forget completely (it was something like it helped clear up diarrhea after an antibiotic quicker or something like that). My point is they aren't cheap and you could simply be wasting money. I'm honestly not informed enough either way, but when I looked into them a few years ago, there was little to no proven benefits of using them.

cdcarter 11y ago
Well, since TFA is specifically about post-antibiotics gut problems, the commenter is in a good place to be asking for information.

rebootthesystem 11y ago

I've used this in the past: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00SXBWDOY http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00SXBWDOY Seems to work. My wife uses it regularly. Just a couple of data points for what it's worth.

bjterry 11y ago

I like General Biotics[1]. It has 115 strains which is an order of magnitude more than any other supplement. One of the founders is a researcher in the field published in all the big name journals. They don't make claims that can't be scientifically supported, unlike most health supplement companies. Highly recommended. 1: http://www.generalbiotics.com/ http://www.generalbiotics.com/