i had a thread started on these awhile ago,im thinking of the digestive advantage pills,im scared that they will create more gas than i already have!! what do the probotics do and how do they help your GI? seems that theyd make you worse as there are more culture things to create gas??

Probiotics in general will help aid in digestion and promote a healthy balance of “ good” bacteria in your gut.
You may well experiance more gas to begin with but hopefully your tummy will find balance and your symptoms will not be so apparent :roll:
Here are the benefits of taking probiotics:
· Improved digestion
· Vitamin absorption
· Enzyme production
· Your body gains access to more nutrients such as vitamin B and K, calcium, lactose, and fatty acids,
· Controls viral and parasitic infection
· Keeps harmful bacteria in check
· Regulates your body's PH level which will help stop harmful bacteria and yeasts from reproducing.
Here is a list of foods that contain probiotics:
· Yogurt: look for the ones that contain "live cultures" such as L. acidophiles.
· Milk, fermented or otherwise
· Miso
· Tempeh
· Sauerkraut
· Soy beverages and certain juices
Reasons why you need probiotics:
· The chlorinated water that we drink kills off our naturally occurring intestinal flora.
· We are exposed to way to many antibiotics in the meat that we eat since farm animals are injected with copious amounts of it to stave off disease.
· Drinking alcohol will kill off the good bacteria, allowing the harmful bacteria and yeast to grow.
· It is important to take probiotics while taking antibiotics. Antibiotics will kill all the bacteria, both good and bad, within your intestinal tract.
· Many prescription drugs and birth control pills kill off intestinal flora and damage the intestinal wall.
I found this too - http://www.digestiveadvantage.com/prod_gas.html
Goodluck Dano

AWESOME!! thats what ive been looking for,maybe i will soon be gas free!!

Nice one Dano
Have a google of charcoal tablets too

never had any luck with charcoal tablets,ive tried them several times,i may need to take more than the reccomended amount of those?? im gonna look for the dig.adv.this weekend...thansk for the info...

Keep us posted Dano - Hope the dig adv workls wonders for you :D

i need those pills, i cant eat yogurts, i will get my good neighbour to get some tomo, he always pops in on a sat, to see if i need anything. puts me to shame though as he will be 72 this yr, he`s one tough cookie.

Guys - if you start taking probiotics in a pill form - buy ones that are first -refrigerated , second - that have special coating that can survive stomach acids and open in the guts.
If you take probiotics by mouth without protecting them, good (same as bad) bacteria are mostly killed by HCl in your stomach .
Also, if your flora is already misbalanced - just eating regular fermented food will not help much. You need probiotic supplementation in "millions" for some of them to actually reach your guts and make a difference.
That would be my "thought of the day"

ok i will copy that fiss nd print it out, so the local health shop knows what i need.. thank you fiss for that info.

Dazzy,
Sounds like you have a nice neighbor! How have you been feeling? Any better??
Cheryl