Aniek
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There was a post a while back about it, but I can't find it in a search. Somebody got a warning from a doctor or a website that the soil organisms used in probiotics like Primal Defense may be dangerous.
I don't know enough to know if that is true or not. But it made me nervous enough to stay away.
I had a doctor say he doesn't think Primal Defense gets to the lower intestines. He recommended Theraupeutics Probiotic Pearls. My other doctor recommended Therelac. I take both of those.
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Michelle M
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Hi Rob.
Get Theralac. See website by the same name.
It's the bomb. Take one last thing before bed at night (if that's a safe time away from abx).
The little probiotic "pearls" are kinda cool to have too because they don't need refrigerated.
Stay one step ahead of the Yeast Beast.
:-)
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Areneli
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I use it and I am happy
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Jill E.
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quote:Originally posted by Aniek: There was a post a while back about it, but I can't find it in a search. Somebody got a warning from a doctor or a website that the soil organisms used in probiotics like Primal Defense may be dangerous.
I don't know enough to know if that is true or not. But it made me nervous enough to stay away.
I had a doctor say he doesn't think Primal Defense gets to the lower intestines. He recommended Theraupeutics Probiotic Pearls. My other doctor recommended Therelac. I take both of those.
One of those two posts awhile back about the soil organisms possibly being dangerous was from me. One of these days I'll find the newsletter - at the moment, my office is overrun by paperwork I have to file away.
But it was from a health newsletter I subscribe to by Dr. Nan Fuchs, a nutritionist whose track record I respect.
Even though I've been on probiotics throughout Lyme treatment (and really,most of my life), I found Theralac too strong for me. Probably means I have some gut yeast that it hit hard. But if I were to try it again, I'd dump out half of it and start at a lower dose.
But that's just me - I'm very sensitive to things.
A nutritionist I used to see for celiac disease was a huge fan of Culturelle because there were scientific tests on it. I used it for a while until a Lyme naturopath switched me to something else.
Jill
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I used to use it until I read here that it really doesn't contain much probiotics. I didn't have an opinion one way or another so it wasn't a problem to give it up for something else. If you do a search you may come up with that info.
I switch probiotics around a bit to keep things interesting. I like Garden of Life products but they are really expensive.
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I used it but it wasn't strong enough. Theralac is the absolute best. When I was on Primal Defense I had to be on a super strict anti yeast diet and still was having problems. With Theralac yeast is under control and I have been able to eat more normally (still a very healthy diet though).
I do like to use Primal Defense powder when my tongue gets whitish. I sprinkle a little powder on my tongue and it helps. hats
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