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2naSalit

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Reply to lunasun (Reply #29)

Mon May 8, 2017, 11:19 PM

May 2017

I rarely end up with something requiring antibiotics but have had to twice in the past 18 months... couldn't survive w/o eating yogurt while on the meds. I don't eat yogurt except if I take antibiotics.

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Has anyone ever taken probiotics? [View all] tavernier May 2017 OP

I used to eat yogurt with "live cultures"... Historic NY May 2017 #1

Appreciate your response tavernier May 2017 #3

Natural sauerkraut from health food stores are supposed to be amazing for this bettyellen May 2017 #2

Thanks, but specifically wondering tavernier May 2017 #4

Gotcha, from what I understand the best ones are refrigerated and $$$ bettyellen May 2017 #8

Probiotic pills are bacterias and live yeasts LunaSea May 2017 #9

I get mine at Walmart, pearls are my favorite , good luck ... pbmus May 2017 #26

Yogurt and buttermilk LunaSea May 2017 #5

It is called Align tavernier May 2017 #6

That's the one in a pink box? Mosby May 2017 #28

Yes PinkTiger May 2017 #7

He is quite ill tavernier May 2017 #10

Not all probiotics are the same PinkTiger May 2017 #20

It may be a 'Jarisch-Herxheimer' reaction... Donkees May 2017 #21

This message was self-deleted by its author Orrex May 2017 #22

I live with dogs. I don't know how compatible dog probiotics are with humans... hunter May 2017 #11

He completed ( I'm a nurse so understand this) tavernier May 2017 #12

C. difficile infection? Yonnie3 May 2017 #13

My guts were wrong, my mouth was wrong, and my skin was wrong. hunter May 2017 #17

My sister is going through the exact same thing. Her naturopath told her applegrove May 2017 #14

I make my own yogurt-though any quality active culture yogurt is helpful hlthe2b May 2017 #15

Make sure he doesn't have C diff. colitis. Laffy Kat May 2017 #16

Echoing the other DUers urging him to see a doctor to check for C. diff femmedem May 2017 #18

I'm taking a special one PennyK May 2017 #19

Thanks everyone. tavernier May 2017 #23

I have taken 3-4 different kinds Mosby May 2017 #24

Eat yogurt with live cultures Warpy May 2017 #25

Yes MFM008 May 2017 #27

Best to start while taking antibiotics . Make sure he is taking good ones hopefully . There is a lot lunasun May 2017 #29

+1 2naSalit May 2017 #30