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Blah. Took this vitamin for years and no help for the gut. Started taking probiotics and find I have greatly improved gut function and better overall health, just like my doctor and nutritionist suggested. Maybe don't follow health fads on YouTube?
Chinese knew this B Vitamin, long ago?
Schizophrenia. My insight gets blown in weeks when I go off meds. Also need mine for heart function, etc.there are a few exceptions where they can be necessary (such as the epilepsy example)
Most vitamins are synthetic, Chinese refering type vitamin B (IBS symptoms) that possibly may not cross blood/brain barrier such folate.I think meds typically do more harm than good, though there are a few exceptions where they can be necessary (such as the epilepsy example). Even then I think it is best to incorporate holistic treatments as much as possible to keep meds on as low a dosage as possible.
Most store bought yogurts don't have enough CFUs for the bacillus to survive gut transit. Expensive probiotics might, but you're still getting a limited number of strains. I ferment my own kraut and hot sauce and when I eat my one cup plus per day of kraut out of 1, 2, and 3, week ferment jars I'm getting a wide variety of strains with a massively massive CFU count. The cabbage as a fermenting matrix also produces bacteria that are better at surviving gut transit. Oh, and my kraut isn't pasteurized like yogurt.I tried probiotic for celiac, it's supposed to be antidote for yeast, but I didn't think it helped as much as coq10
Allergic to dairy so no yoghurt, (not even cheddar, anymore = no pizza) so I had to discover sauerkraut and pickles. Some probiotics wear off if you stop taking them, in other words don't survive in the gut and I'm not sure if Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus and Streptococcus thermophilus bacteria which are added to yogi are same when consumed from shelf as probiotic.Most store bought yogurts don't have enough CFUs for the bacillus to survive gut transit. Expensive probiotics might, but you're still getting a limited number of strains. I ferment my own kraut and hot sauce and when I eat my one cup plus per day of kraut out of 1, 2, and 3, week ferment jars I'm getting a wide variety of strains with a massively massive CFU count. The cabbage as a fermenting matrix also produces bacteria that are better at surviving gut transit. Oh, and my kraut isn't pasteurized like yogurt.
Probiotics are powerful medicine if you source the right. Making your own kraut is cheap and effective.
I have diverticular disease, which is IBS on steroids. I am constantly plagued by bowel upset and chronic diarrhea. I got talked into trying probiotics and it helped, but it was wickedly expensive for the good ones with high CFU counts. They come in liquid form and you keep them refregerated (yogurt is useless). A nutritionist I saw for diabetes got me turned onto fermenting my own kraut. Holy hell, what a difference it made for my health. Bowel upset gone. Diarrhea gone. Quality BMs you can set your watch to. Made me a believer.Personally think most probiotics are overpriced and lack evidence or guarantees.