[bperiwinkle7]

There is something better, that has 10 years of affirmative research....Probiotics are the organisms that effect us favorably, but prebiotics are their favored food. Used together to positively influence human health, this is called synbiotics. A very useful prebiotic is inulin/fructo-oligosaccgarides, a fiber that we do not digest, but beneficial bifidobacteria LOOOOOVE, and they produce anti-inflammatory short chain fatty acids(sfca). These scfa will improve diarrhea, inflammatory bowel disorders and ulcerative colitis. Once you start using the inulin/fos powder, 1-1 1/2 tsps a day in soft food or liquids, and have eaten some Greek Yogurt which contains bifidobacteria you can expect improvement in 7 days and you can expect to be relieved of most if not all of your symptoms in 30 days. Long term use will maintain this improvement. Adverse effects are limited to flatulence, but that is at much higher doses. The scfa actually remodels the gut, improving absorption and immune function as well. I am a Registered Dietitian working clinically in a hospital setting. My hospital has the inulin/FOS powder in our formulary. Patients who have diarrhea from radiation therapy also benefit.
Below is a link to a meta-analysis of prebiotics use in inflammatory bowel disease.
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ibd.20737/pdf

[bperiwinkle7]

sorry, oligosaccharides....

[grey_whiskers]

(Sound of grey_whiskers purring.)

Thanks!

[TruthConquers]

inulin/fructo-oligosaccgarides

OK, how would someone at home translate that into everyday foods?

[FrdmLvr]

Thanks for both of your posts. My husband is currently receiving radiation treatment for cancer - beginning his 4th week - and is suffering from diarrhea. He’s losing weight (even though he eats pretty well and often) and his doc is very concerned (he’s ordered tests). He told me he had stopped drinking the protein shakes I recommended, made with yogurt. He said now that he thought about it, the problems seem to have started after he stopped drinking them. The info about the Greek yogurt is great, because it relates directly to radiation patients. Thanks to both of you for posting this information. You may have helped him recover his health.