which probiotic? testing?

[ibcdbwc]

Just curious. And I can never get my search function to work on this forum. Which probiotic do you use and how often? And did you do testing to determine the appropriate one?

[philamom]

No testing, but we use Florasor, Culturelle, Integrative Probiotic Pearls, and Klaire Labs Ther-Biotic Detox Support. Also use Custom Probiotics at times.

[colleendonny]

We never did testing either to determine which one. Didn't know you could...

What do you test for?

 

We use Megaflora 1x per day.

[ibcdbwc]

There is a urine/blood test that can look for markers for intestinal yeast, intestinal bacteria overgrowth et cetera. A friend of a friend recommended it to target the probiotic strains for maximal protection. It may also tell you if you need an anti-fungal agent. I was thinking a general broad sort of probiotic would be fine but wasn't sure what others did. I don't know how much the test would be or really if it's as useful as my friend implied. I also wasn't sure what strains/brands people were using for the general- more broad approach-- hence this poll of sorts.

[TessaKrista]

There is a urine/blood test that can look for markers for intestinal yeast, intestinal bacteria overgrowth et cetera. A friend of a friend recommended it to target the probiotic strains for maximal protection. It may also tell you if you need an anti-fungal agent. I was thinking a general broad sort of probiotic would be fine but wasn't sure what others did. I don't know how much the test would be or really if it's as useful as my friend implied. I also wasn't sure what strains/brands people were using for the general- more broad approach-- hence this poll of sorts.

 

 

I am interested in finding out about yeast testing as well. My ds9s pediatrician said that he doesn't have any yeast issues, because his tongue isn't white. We will be meeting with a naturopath soon, to see what she determines to be the issue. Perhaps naturopaths do yeast testing?

 

We have used BioK, the one with soy, but I don't know if that is so great, because it has sugar in it, so wouldn't that just increase the yeast issue? It tastes really good, and is like a yogurt, so it can be consumed easily. I consumed a lot of BioK when I was having intestinal issues a few years back, and it did wonders. Gave it to my son recently while on his last course of abx.