Irritable Bowel Syndrome Treatment

Question by mdGreg C: Since the Target of “Probiotics” is the Colon, Could Enemas With a Small Amount of Culture -?
-(Diluted Appropriately) Be Recommended Occasionally?

Would you Expect Any Positive Effect On UC or IBS?
Thanks Swamy, it is Certainly Unpleasant to Think About, but people With the Above Conditions Will Probably Be Willing to Undergo Such Unpleasantness, for Some Relief. I Read One Proposed Mechanism for UC is Hydrogen Sulfide Gas Production:

From Wikipedia:

Alternative theories

Levels of sulfate-reducing bacteria tend to be higher in persons with ulcerative colitis. This could mean that there are higher levels of hydrogen sulfide in the intestine. An alternative theory suggests that the symptoms of the disease may be caused by toxic effects of the hydrogen sulfide on the cells lining the intestine.[16][17] It may be caused by occlusions in the capillaries of the subepithelial linings, degenerated fibers beneath the mucosa and infiltration of the lamina propria with plasma cells.
Swamy, Assuming the Above has a Lot of Merit, Could a Phage Targeting Sulfidogen Bacteria and the Enemas Cited Above, Be Recommended?
Thanks Rob, I Suppose that if There Were a Straightfoward Solution, it Would Have Already Been Discovered, Just Thinking Some Things Might Not Have Been Attempted.

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Answer by J.SWAMY I
UC and IBS patients are certaily helped. But what an inconveient way of treating ?

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Question by kevin: Why was there a large amount of mucous in stool?
I have Irritable Bowel Syndrome and I know that one of the symptoms of this is mucous in stool. But recently there was one time where a lot more than usual was present. The best way I can describe the volume of the mucous is approximately equal to the amount of ketchup in a typical ketchup packet from a fast food restaurant. Is this more alarming?

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Answer by Crystal S
from period?

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Question by shoptheflower: Probiotic bills and capsules packs say that they have a certain amount of live bacteria at the time of?
manufacturing. How or do they stay alive while on the shelf? They never state shelf life. Am I just taking a bunch of dead probiotics that do absolutely nothing?
Also, if I mix a serving of a live probiotic product, from dannon,
with yogart, will more of them grow in the yougart? Yogart is a lot cheaper than the product, so I wondered if I could just buy it once and keep the organizims growin by adding some to new yogart every week.

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Answer by fretochose
buy only probiotics from the refrigerated section of the health food store.

if you take the probiotics as directed..the whole bottle…once every 6 months or after a course of antibiotics you will be ok..no need to try to grow in the dannon

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If I go on a low carb diet, will it lower the amount of good bacteria in my gut?
Also, if I take probiotics, will they be able to be sustained in my gut on a low carb diet or will the probiotics be ineffective in providing benefits if I am on a low carb diet?
Thanks.

high amounts of probiotics in the digestive tract can ward off stomach upset. if you have a low amount of these good bacteria in you it can cause problems. yogurt can raise these good bacteria, which kind of yogurt is best at raising these good bacteria and how much do you have to eat a day and for how long? what other foods raise probiotics in your digestive tract?