probiotics & digestive enzymes

bbillcee · Joined: 23 Oct 2009 Posts: 30

i hope this is the right section.....so what probiotics and enzymes are u all taking?

what are the best to deal with gluten?

LucyGoose · Joined: 14 Sep 2009 Posts: 109 Location: N.W. Indiana

I am taking DDS Plus probiotics and Source Naturals daily Essential Enzymes for now......I change on and off the brand of probiotics and for the life of me I can't think of the name of them.....I have took probiotics for years, but just now started the digestive enzymes.... Smile

bbillcee · Joined: 23 Oct 2009 Posts: 30

aklap · Joined: 02 Oct 2004 Posts: 10609 Location: WI, USA

bbillcee · Joined: 23 Oct 2009 Posts: 30

smalltownslackermom · Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 8:05 am Post subject:

i take Kyo-Dophilus sometimes, esp if I decide to eat dairy. I'll also take half of a Buddy Bear chewable enzyme in that case - I got them for my son but I like them too. I also have Jarrow S. Boulardii capsules. I don't take any of these daily - should I? I don't know. I just kind of do it by what I'm eating and by my gut - pun intended... I'm going to look into these others
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bbillcee · Joined: 23 Oct 2009 Posts: 30

ostrich · Joined: 30 Mar 2006 Posts: 4960 Location: Nebraska

bbillcee - Those types of products have been debated here numerous times. The short answer is: no, not really. There's no proof those things actually work. The placebo effect doesn't count. Wink

Al is right. There isn't anything you can buy that will help you digest gluten. The only solution is to stay away from it.
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teacherpat · Joined: 02 Aug 2009 Posts: 165

Viokase, by prescription, with every meal or snack. My pancreas no longer produces sufficent digestive enzymes.
http://www.axcan.com/us_viokase.php?lang=1
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LucyGoose · Joined: 14 Sep 2009 Posts: 109 Location: N.W. Indiana

I do not take these so I can eat gluten..... Rolling Eyes

.....Im I reading this thread wrong? I take the probiotics to keep good stuff in the intestines....and the digestive enzymes to just help digest all together...... Embarassed

bbillcee · Joined: 23 Oct 2009 Posts: 30

LucyGoose · Joined: 14 Sep 2009 Posts: 109 Location: N.W. Indiana

LOL...Okay!

It's a good thing to still take these being on the diet, I assume.... Razz

....I say yes!

cardine45 · Joined: 15 Apr 2008 Posts: 567 Location: Kalamazoo, MI

I used to use Kyo-Dophilus that I got from GNC, but I'm taking Probiotic Acidophilus (the brand is Schiff) right now because I ran out of the first one, and needed to get something quick. I thought the Kyo-Dophilus worked better, so I'm impatiently awaiting the other one to be gone. (it's not that it doesn't work, I just don't think it works as well for me)

The Kyo-Dophilus states it is free of gluten on the label. I e-mailed Schiff to determine if it is gf, and they took approximately 2 weeks to get back to me to confirm, but they did confirm.

I take probiotics to assist with my dairy issues. I can't do soy at all unless it's very small amounts in baked goods, and I'm able to tolerate dairy better if I'm on probiotics.

I wouldn't consider purposely consuming gluten to see if it helps with that, so I have no idea, and I don't recommend anyone else try that either. I would be too afraid that it would be causing long-term damage even if it did help with the short-term reaction.

LucyGoose · Joined: 14 Sep 2009 Posts: 109 Location: N.W. Indiana

Tomorrow I have to call on other things so I will be calling about the different things I take to see about gluten in them......man oh man.....LOL.......I am so afraid to get gluten in anything.....sheesh.....thanks!