Saccharomyces boulardii

[emma1]

Does anyone know anything about this? Is it safe for our children to take? I was told it was a probiotic, but I read that it is a "good" yeast! Is there such a thing?

[peglem]

Does anyone know anything about this? Is it safe for our children to take? I was told it was a probiotic, but I read that it is a "good" yeast! Is there such a thing?

 

 

My daughter is on both antibiotics and antifungals. We were discussing her situation on another board and I was referred to Jacqueline McCandless' book. She recommends using the S. boulardii, as it is a friendly yeast that is killed by antifungals. I believe it helps get rid of candida, but I'm certain something was said about its efficacy in fighting clostridia (a bad gut bug). So, its really a good yeast with a probiotic effect. I get mine from Kirkman's, as I have never found it available at stores locally.

[Greyhound]

For one reason or another, I can't get hold of it over here, but I can get hold of brewer's yeast. However, I have heard contradictory information - that it can get rid of candida and that it should not be used in people with candida.

[peglem]

Except for the very last entry at the bottom, Wikipedia reports some very positive results of its use.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saccharomyces_boulardii