Irritable Bowel Syndrome Treatment

Question by Duran D: How can I replenish my gut flora?
A heavy round of antibiotics ruined my stomach, so I took probiotics pills. They made me feel great, completely resolved the symptoms!

But now, when I stop taking them, I feel bad again. I read that they are NOT permanent, and don’t live in your gut. So, how can I restore the natural good bacteria which lives in the gut?

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Answer by Kurt Biewald
yogurt, beer, things like that

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Question by tino mar: Do probiotics establish Intestinal Flora permenantly?
I am planning to use probiotics for a month or so in order to establish the bacterial flora in my system. I suspect that the harmful bacteria in my guts would be accumulating in my blood. What I would like to ask is do probiotics establish the intestinal flora permanently after a few months of usage or do they need to be used regularly? Are there cases where the harmful bacteria in the body defeat beneficial bacteria and destroy itself?
I mean after I establish the natural flora would the body destroy the flora itself if there are harmful bacterias which are stronger? Or 1-2 months of probiotic consumption gets rid of everything until an antibiotic is used?

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Answer by Horsense
Sugars & other concentrated carbohydrates (which the body converts to sugar) feed harmful bacterias, while lowering the immune system, in part by destroying beneficial bacteria. So, NO, you cannot **permanently* establish a colony of beneficial bacteria no matter what happens. Antibiotics, &, stress also destroy beneficial bacteria. (Antibiotics can also cause antibiotic-resistant bacteria.) http://watchtower.org/e/20031022/article_01.htm

So, an overall *Healthy Lifestyle* is very important for good health!

Probiotics Basics
http://www.usprobiotics.org/basics.asp

“Probiotics & Prebiotics: Frequently Asked Questions” http://www.fammed.wisc.edu/files/webfm-uploads/documents/outreach/im/handout_probiotics_patient.pdf

“Food for Thought:
Bacteria Can Keep Their Kin in Check”
http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20060520/food.asp

Those are a sampling of the info to be found online.

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Question by elizabeth: Is it possible to have too much good gut flora?
ie: can you take too many probiotics?

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Answer by J’d
Yes!

You want a nice mixture of many bacteria. If you have an overgrowth of any bacteria, no matter how “probiotic” it is a bad thing.

But, the amounts you would have to take to do that would be insane, unless you have an immune problem

Go to your doc!

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If probiotic acidophilus is taken, will it recover to normal flora? Do I have to take probiotics for throughout my life or I can stop after taking few days? If so how many days I have to take these probiotics? Any side effects of taking these probiotics?

Herb Mart I just bought some did not have them refrigerated? Does it matter?