Wabi Sabi Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 My dh has been in the hospital since Christmas Eve and hopefully will be coming home tomorrow. Since being there he's had a major surgery and has been on multiple very strong IV antibiotics for his entire stay. I'd like to pick up some probiotics for him to start taking once he's home. Any suggestions? I've already stocked the fridge with yogurt and kefir... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraidycat Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Jarro dophilus is good if you can find it. Look for at minimum 10 billion active and several different strains (6-10), if possible. Or get a couple different kinds with different strains if you can't find one bottle containing what you need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammyla Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 You might check with your pharmacist for a good recommendation. I hope his the recovery runs smoothly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathnerd Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 I use Jarrodophilus - the problem is that if he is going to be on IV antibiotics, the antibiotics will also kill the good bacteria in the probiotics. So, it is recommended that anyone taking antibiotics also take a probiotic yeast so that the antibiotics will not affect it and the patient gets a full dose of antibiotics. I use the probiotic yeast saccharomyces boulardii from Jarrow in addition to another probiotic from Jarrow that has many strains of good bacteria. You can find all of them on amazon if you cannot find it locally. And Kefir is great - the lifesource brand is what I drin and it has upto 12 strains of good bacteris. http://www.jarrow.com/product/265/Saccharomyces_Boulardii_MOS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wabi Sabi Posted January 10, 2014 Author Share Posted January 10, 2014 I use Jarrodophilus - the problem is that if he is going to be on IV antibiotics, the antibiotics will also kill the good bacteria in the probiotics. So, it is recommended that anyone taking antibiotics also take a probiotic yeast so that the antibiotics will not affect it and the patient gets a full dose of antibiotics. I use the probiotic yeast saccharomyces boulardii from Jarrow in addition to another probiotic from Jarrow that has many strains of good bacteria. You can find all of them on amazon if you cannot find it locally. And Kefir is great - the lifesource brand is what I drin and it has upto 12 strains of good bacteris. http://www.jarrow.com/product/265/Saccharomyces_Boulardii_MOS They dc'd the antibiotics yesterday, and he won't come home on any additional antibiotics. And yes, Lifesource is the brand that my store carried. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twigs Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 I got C.diff. after antibiotics. The Rx for the C.diff. worked for awhile, but symptoms returned. :( After some research, I started using Floragen 3, rather than another round of Rx. The symptoms cleared up pretty quickly, but returned if I tried to go off the F3. I continued Floragen for several months and was then back to normal. :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: Best wishes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elfgivas Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 VSL #3 is what we all use.... here's a link to what is in it and how it works: http://www.vsl3.com/discover.asp we have also discovered that colonizing the gut with good bacteria is a great aid to weight loss :) (an added benefit ;) hth, ann Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrookValley. Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 Jarrow is good. I also like Renew Life. When my husband was on IV antibiotics for several months (pic line for Lymes), he did the Renew Life Critical Care 50 billion 2x day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbgrace Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 I really like Florastor if you can find it. Antibiotics can't kill it and it's good with yeast as well as bacterial control. Culturelle is a good one for post antibiotic use. It's good, as is Florastor, with even the really nasty things like c. diff. If he's still taking an oral antibiotic when he comes home, you'll need to do the Culturelle at least 3 hours away from every dose. Assume the antibiotic kills off it and any other probiotic containing pills or foods he eats. The exception is Florastor, which won't be killed because it's a beneficial yeast probiotic rather than a bacterial probiotic. If he comes home with something already, you'll likely need to kill it in my experience. It's easier to prevent than to fight something bad off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbutton Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 I also like Renew Life. I hope recovery goes well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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