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Do You Take A Probiotic?

Aphreal

By Aphreal
in Coping with Celiac Disease

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Bentyl tends to slug things up so I am trying out some probiotics and fibre therapy. I switched from Phillips colon health 3b cfu then i went to a health food store and trying Natures way Primadophilus Bifidus 5b cfu. However they have a celiac bowel health suppliment. (havent tried it,.. kinda expensive) I also chew 2 vitafusion fibre gummies. gluten-free and 5g per serving.

curious what you do for colon health... cept not poison ourselves with gluten that is... Of course, Duh!

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Bentyl tends to slug things up so I am trying out some probiotics and fibre therapy. I switched from Phillips colon health 3b cfu then i went to a health food store and trying Natures way Primadophilus Bifidus 5b cfu. However they have a celiac bowel health suppliment. (havent tried it,.. kinda expensive) I also chew 2 vitafusion fibre gummies. gluten-free and 5g per serving.

curious what you do for colon health... cept not poison ourselves with gluten that is... Of course, Duh!

Not that I'm your doctor, nor do I play one on TV, but have you thought about cutting back on the Bentyl? I cut it in half about 3 weeks after going gluten-free, and in 5 weeks I was off it entirely. I certainly haven't needed it since going gluten-free.

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I take Jarrow (5 billion) probiotics and digestive enzymes. No added fiber - I eat a lot of veggies and some fruit.

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sustenex (and if you go online they have $1 & $5 coupons you can print out).

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Not that I'm your doctor, nor do I play one on TV, but have you thought about cutting back on the Bentyl? I cut it in half about 3 weeks after going gluten-free, and in 5 weeks I was off it entirely. I certainly haven't needed it since going gluten-free.

Actually I used to take Librax and just changed to Bentyl. When one eats, a signal goes to the brain that you are eating and will need to prepare for an evacuation.

In MY brain however, The signal is defective and by the time my food hits my tummy, My bowl is spasming. I need an antispasmotic. The librax has valium in it which is why I had to switch.

I eat ton of salad. I love salad and eat it every day, It's still not enough to help with the constipation I get from the meds, Heck even that plus fibre hardly helps but it's better than nothing. not sure what else I can do to keep things moving. I drink a lot of tea and water, tons of salad, I take fibre...

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