Probiotics

No.
Probiotics are live bacteria strains.
A simple way is to have a cup of plain
Yogurt a day. Yogurt contains acidophilus
Bacteria strain. Try this first.

Sometimes that is all you need -
Other probiotics contain a couple strains
Or they also have 7 or 8 strains- people
Can vary in how they respond and often need
To change to one that works well for them.

simone717: many a time I think you are a well read person. You can take ABC to a higher level.
How are these Probiotics used and where? In what form they are available in allopathy?

Well versed on probiotics - have taken them for years on and off - some strains agree some don't and as I am histamine intolerant strains I cannot use.

Done the yoghurts but I have to be careful with dairy.

Just wondered if there was an alternative via homeopathy.

I do think they have a purpose

Probiotics are naturally in certain foods like yogurt
And kimchi, etc and sold in drink form and in capsules
In all the Western grocery stores. It is not allopathic
Medicine, it is a diet choice to naturally get
The gut bacteria working better. USA drs advise
Everyone to use some form of probiotic after
Antibiotics for 2 months because the antibiotics
Kill off a lot of good gut bacteria, and then people
Suffer with candida, yeast because the good bacterial is no
Longer there to keep the yeast in proper balance.

I do not advise probiotics supplements. They usually cause havoc in the GI tract.

A study showed that people who took probiotics had some microbial flora abnormalities for upto 4 months after stopping them.

A good way to resplenish your gut flora with good bacterias is to eat yogurt if you can tolerate dairy, but dairy cause inflammation in some people.

Other good alternatives are KEFIR products, you have DAIRY KEFIR but also fruit kefir products, you can buy it in drink form. It's 100% natural.

Another famous drink is KOMBUCHA. It's so rich in probiotics, and it's natural too.

Both are food and the probiotic content does not cause havoc.

While having antibiotics, it's useless to have probiotics as antibiotics will kill their effect too. But while having antibiotics, you can have BREWER YEAST in supplements, the live and active one, it's natural, it's also called Saccharomyces (latin name). It's a yeast, so it does not get killed by antibiotics, and it helps you maintain a nice amount of "good bacterias/yeast" to avoid CANDIDA overgrowth.
[Edited by syria on 2020-04-17 12:40:24]

So stick to it then. Do you take it onna daily basis? What time of the day do you take it?

What has it helped with exactly?

There are entire IBS forums where they discuss brands,
Formulas, methods of taking etc to help each other.
What works for one does not work for another
And overall , you have to experiment to get it right-
And know when to give it a break.

You're lucky. Whenever I tried them, whichever brand, they caused havoc, extreme gas, diarrhea and arthritis aggravation.

No never had that - constipation sufferer! Some strains and brands I cannot take but it has been a long and expensive journey over the years. The oneI always returned to they changed it and now cannot take it

I have been having really bad smelly poops and passing gas since tummy bug along with hemmeroids and yesterday I took some plain natural bio yoghurt and did find the smell was much improved. I have sulphur to start Monday so hope that will help anything that has not cleared since bug

I have heard mixed reviews on yogurt being a good probiotic source, some say the lactose and casein in yogurt make things worse! Some says it is a good source, I never had problem with yogurt anyways.
Also asparagus, garlic and banana are considered good prebiotic foods that helps growth of beneficial bacteria so are fermented foods.
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Doctors in France believe that live bacterias being so sensitive, the ones in yogurt die by the time they arrive on the shelf with all temperature alterations and storage conditions etc, unless you make your own yogurt /kefir, which I do and which is very easy.

But to be honest, I avoid dairy as much as I can. Lactose and casein cause havoc in a lot of people, including me.

Follow your homeopath's instructions. If you're not satisfied with her, open a new thread here describing all your symptoms etc.
[Edited by syria on 2020-04-20 11:18:08]

You are sensitive to remedies and have had
Issues in the past. So, yes , it is normal to
Have anxiety about this.