Dear Probiotic.....

Dear Probiotic,
    I promise to never go without you again. I pledge to buy two boxes and keep them in many locations throughout the car/house. I'm sorry for abandoning you. I realize now that I need you.

Thank you probiotic, I have learned my lesson.

Begging forgiveness and hoping my intestines forgive me sometime in the next 24 hours.
Em

Which probiotics are best and the one you like and how much they cost?

I've heard good things about Primal Defense (? Am I right on the name?) but I use the gas forumla from GNC/Walmart. It seems to work well so I'm sticking with it. (when I sue it of course) lol.

Okay Emily, still a newbie here... and sorry if I sound like an idiot, but do you have to take the Probiotics daily or just if you eat the wrong things or what?  How often, how much, and when do you take them?  Thanks much for the education!

Caroly

You don't sounds like an idiot at all. I was taking one a day usually between lunch-4, mine says okay to take with food or without, some say take on empty stomach. I didn't start taking it until 2 months out. I was just getting gassy/uncomfortable at night and I was not eating white carbs so no reason for it. I started taking the probiotic and it worked like a charm. Then I stopped taking for about a week and the gas got really bad, so I'm back on it. I do need to take it everyday. The box even says if you discontinue use, gas will come back. So lesson learned ! lol. I wouldn't take it until you needed it, though.

Thanks Emily, sounds like good info to know. What brand do you take, I may get some to keep on hand and be ready.

I know a lot of the vets swear by Primal defense, I just use the one at GNC/Walmart that is forumated for gas.

bwahahahha!!!



Oh I mean sorry Emily...........lol!

I relate to that feeling....

My latest additional invention: Plain kefir with Torani sugar free syrup in flavor of choice with a BIG shot, okay about half volume, of heavy cream. Kefir helps me a LOT.

Now that you are back in the saddle in the every day grind, you will have more time to post, sure miss them. Glad you all had so much fun. I was wondering do you make your own kefir, or do you buy it from a store? My pain mgmt. Doctor told me about this stuff 2 years ago, but she was going into detail about how her son makes it for her and it seemed like a lot of work to me. Karen