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OK. I'm on Clindy and I've seen warnings about c-diff and taking good probiotics. I have purchased VSL #3 --- how much of that do you take per day?
And what is c-diff anyway? lol
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I dont have c-diff and I use the VSL 3 and Itake 4 tabs every evening. Each capsule contains 225 billion...I think it has helped me the most and I have tried many different kinds of probiotics.
Also, what has been helpful for me is drinking coconut milk kefir with the VSL 3 at night.
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I have been taking Clindamycin for some time, and I have not had any yeast issues. I use one packet of prescription VSL#3DS daily, and I take four pills of Nystatin daily.
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nelly .. I would get the s. boulardii to make sure. Any antibiotic can cause c.diff but clindamycin is worse than the others at causing it. You must have the probiotics, and the s.boulardii is extra protection for c.diff.
You need to call your prescription service to see if VSL#3 DS is on their list of approved prescriptions. It has to be the DS for them to cover it.
mookie.. If you'll read the label carefully, you'll see that it's 225 per SERVING .. which is two pills per day. So it's 225 divided by 2.
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you absolutely must be taking florastor twice a day. get the s. boulardii from vitacost. much much cheaper.
i take theralac and vsl#3 plus the phillips colon health and the florastor every day.
it's been since last year since i had the c. diff but i never want to go through that again. luckily i was not hospitalized cause i didn't get that bad, but man i was sick. iwas on biaxin and flagyl when i got it.
better safe than sorry.
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Where do you buy VSL #3
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VSL#3 Double Strength (DS) is prescription. If your insurance pays for part of it, you should only have a co-pay. It is great quality.
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i'm taking the regular. as usual, the ole docs don't believe in probiotics either, cause i asked.
response "you should get all the nutrients you need from your food"...uh huh, right doc....
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