Recommendations for a probiotic please..

Thanks for the link to the review MerylStreep. I started taking it on recommendation from my friend, who is 76 years old and had for the first time since we met 40 years ago, had been ill for weeks after a virus, and swore it helped her.
My husband died 8 months ago. I’d had a dreadful year following his unexpected, devastating diagnosis. After months of running on adrenaline caring for him, supporting him through grim treatments, I spent a week in hospital with him on end of life care
Inevitably, I ate badly and my emotions were intense
After the funeral, my gut stopped functioning effectively. I started Symprove 5 months later. I’m at the 3 month stage -my gut is good, my sinus problems much improved as are my energy levels. It could be coincidence but …l

Blossoming

Biokult was recommended to me by a MacMillan bowel cancer nurse. I struggled to balance my diet following sigmoid colectomy and am doing much better with the help of these capsules.

Than you…

I saw the gp this week and was prescribed steroids and another medication to protect the stomach from the steroids.
I mentioned gut problems and probiotics and she suggested trying yokult.
Does that help anyone else with similar problems?

I started taking it some years ago on the recommendation of this Dr. I liked the science behind the product.

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Silverlining
If you’re watching your sugar intake have a look at the amount of sugar in yakult.

I watch my sugar intake very carefully Meryl. Thanks for the heads up.

Silverlining, consider a glutenfree diet.

If you eat a varied (5 a day Mediterranean diet), you do not need probiotics, They don't do much harm to healthy people but they unbalance your gut microorganisms and if you are ill they can tip you overthe edge.

Ex dancer
I was same. What worked for me was NutriAdvanced Sustain shakes. L glutamine in to heal junctions and leaky gut. Also b vits Big difference in a few months now just use diet and a pro biotic. I cut out gluten quite a while too. Pressure off and happy gut

A couple of months ago I decided to improve my gut health. I started with the Actimel drinks in the morning. I also decided to cut out anything processed. I've tried drinking Kombucha - not sure if it's helping but it's nice to drink in this weather. I've also stopped all milk - I now drink Soya or Oat milk and recently gone over to yoghurts too. Cheese is another story (yuk) but I don't tend to eat much of that. So far, I've now produced solid poos (sorry) and no constant wind. Also, bonus, I've lost a stone in weight. I'm hoping that once all the good gut stuff is churning down there, that it will keep going.

The cleverest thing about probiotics is their name. It links them with antibiotics, which can be life-saving. Would you rather believe the advertisers or the NHS? The best they can say about probiotics is that they probably won't do you any harm.

www.nhs.uk/conditions/probiotics/

But if you're of the 'doctors don't know everything' persuasion and want maximum placebo effect, obviously choose the most expensive ones!

My dad was a doctor and always made up drink yoghurt if we were ever on antibiotics.

I always recommend that everyone read Michael Mosley's Clever Guts Diet

Tuskanini

The cleverest thing about probiotics is their name. It links them with antibiotics, which can be life-saving. Would you rather believe the advertisers or the NHS? The best they can say about probiotics is that they probably won't do you any harm.

www.nhs.uk/conditions/probiotics/

But if you're of the 'doctors don't know everything' persuasion and want maximum placebo effect, obviously choose the most expensive ones!

I was recommended to take a good probiotic by my NHS consultant. There are only a handful of probiotics which have been clinically proven to reach the gut intact, so anyone considering one should do a bit of research first. I don't need anyone to tell me that a good probiotic can make the world of difference if you have certain conditions - I am living the proof for myself.

I mentioned GF to my gp and she said my blood test results show I don’t need gluten free.

I have just picked up meds and have corti steroid Budesonide 9 mg one a day, then omeprazole 2g 1xpd to counteract the steroid. The paperwork states this may cause diarrhoea.
This is my problem !!! so hope this improves my situation rather than hinders .

Yes please Blondiescot

Optibac for me. They have a really informative website with specific probiotics for different conditions. I had a bad time with my gut and mood after gall bladder removal these have been a great find.
They can be bought direct and if you subscribe they cost approx £11 for 30 tablets so you don't have to remember to buy them they come automatically.

Tusknini
Have you ever seen Symprove advertised ?
It is also one of the few which reaches the gut intact.
My liked article explained the science behind the product.

I had some digestion issues a few months ago and asked for advice on the Optibac website as they have nutritionists who can advise. The lady I spoke with was brilliant and kind and she recommended their everyday range. It’s about £10 for a month’s supply and my tummy feels really calm and well behaved now. Well worth contacting them.

I think with this that there is just too much choice and probably not enough readily available information 🤷‍♀️…

Try fermenting radishes. See You Tube demo

I make my own kefir. It’s easy to do and I love the kefir. It’s also good value that way. You can make it with cow’s milk, soya milk, coconut milk, or other sorts I think.

Either of these will give good results. They come with easy instructions.

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I was prescribed Omeprazole for several years but wanted to stop taking it. I came across kefir and began swiging a few mouthfuls from the bottle daily (not as unhygienic as it sounds! The kefir was only for my consumption and this is a quick way to imbibe it). All my gastric woes disappeared. I think it's great stuff and thanks for the recipes, I may try making my own.

Silverlining48: I am also on long-term steroids and kefir has been great for me. My steroids are gastro-resistant (I hated taking the Lansoprazole) which may work for you... You could see if your GP will prescribe them - they're much easier to deal with I think.

My Gastro doc, a professor at a big teaching hospital recommended Symprove as being clinically proven to make a difference, but I guess tuskanini knows better.

We also have kefir grains karmalady ours goes back to the late 70s though we gave it away when we moved to America. I think our current "plant" is about 10 years old. It sits on a cool window ledge (unless we go away). It is strained, rinsed and then covered with ordinary milk each morning.

It does grow quite a bit in the summer though so you have to give some away (or do something else with it - such as eating or composting).
BTW, we generally don't 2nd ferment. Only do this if we want extra in the winter. Our strain is only too tangy if we leave it out and don't strain it one day. It is much milder (and creamier) than the kefir strain we had in the 1970s which did need an in-the-pantry/fridge "dilution" fermentation. no idea why.