Recommendations for a probiotic please..

Dr Xands Con or Cure programme the other night discussed multi vitamin tablets and probiotics. It advised against multi vitamin tablets but was very much in favour of pre and probiotics. I only half listened to it, though so I don’t have the details of what they said.

I use Biomel Complete Gut. It is made up of prebiotic, probiotic and digestive enzymes which comes in powder form that you can mix with food (let it cool first so as not to kill bacteria). I sprinkle 3 teaspoons on my porridge after cooling it with frozen berries and Greek yoghurt. It really helps my gastritis and hiatal hernia.

I take two shots of actimel every morning, and then a probiotic as well hope that’s not too much!

Often need to take Actimil from supermarket after antibiotics to settle my stomach. Recommended by my GP and it works for me.

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.

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.

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.

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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Try fermenting radishes. See You Tube demo

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

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.

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.

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.

Yes please Blondiescot

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 .

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

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

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!

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.

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

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.

Silverlining, consider a glutenfree diet.

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

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