Thank you for the info!!

 

Hi Max,

What single strain probiotics did you use for the diarrhea?

 

Ah, what an oversight

(EDIT: oh, nvm, I did link it in the OP)

http://www.ibsgroup.org/forums/topic/207833-found-some-effective-probiotics-from-a-webmd-article/

Align, Jarrow's S. Boulardii (unknown importance), brewer's yeast, culturelle, reuteri pearls. And immodium.

I've been doing a lot of trial and error because it seems like it's not as simple as simply taking them.

1. Taking them separately with each meal seems to be more affective than taking them all together with breakfast.

2. At least in my case it is vital that I eat a low fat, low protein, vegan diet in order to reduce bile production as much as possible. Because bile acts as a bactericide. (unknown importance)

 

I used to have gas + constipation and I found that the paleo diet and 80/10/10 diet were effective for me.

Wait -- are you saying that you found relief from constipation/gas on both a VLC diet (very low carb, i.e. most paleo), and on a HCLF diet (high carb, low fat)?

Very interesting. I've seen people experience GI relief from paleo, and many claim GI relief from 80/10/10, but I've never seen one individual who has actually found relief from both. How long were you following each diet? Xifaxan rendered these diets no longer useful?

 

Yeah, pretty much. Xifaxan forced me onto 80/10/10 as I get diarrhea when eating high fat/protein now.

 

Cool... what does your 80/10/10 diet look like? Fruit based? High grain?

 

Fruit based, but I add sweet potatoes, white rice, sticky rice, malt o meal, tapioca, and oatmeal. 2 meals of fruit, and then 2 meals consisting of one of those other things, per day.

 

Interesting. Have your ever checked out the FODMAP diet and what affect it might have ?

Reluctantly, I have to add that the antibiotic you took just may have worsened your problems. Read the side affects.

Antibiotics kill bacteria. The problem is we have thousands and thousands of good, helpful bacteria in our intestinal tract. When we take antibiotics for something we also affect these helpful bacterias. It's called the human microbiome.

Please, start learning about the human microbiome on Youtube and Google.

You most likely have an imbalance or disturbed microbiome in your GI tract. For some reason or another, your good, helpful bacteria have been displaced and some bad bacteria have taken their place, and are thus causing your problems.

So, if you really, really want to fix this please start learning about the human microbiome, and microbiome transplants. They work.

If you want to learn how I fixed my IBS, you can read here : http://www.ibsgroup.org/forums/topic/243081-i-recently-fixed-my-ibs-d-its-gone/

The PowerofPoop website is also very informative.

 

Yeah, I regret taking xifaxan, but I didn't know what affect it would have.

I have looked at the FODMAP, the food it lists don't correlate with my experiences.

I know about the microbiome and fecal transplants, which is why I experiemented and talked about, in this thread, the probiotics that have had big impacts for me.

The problem with fecal transplants for me is the lack of a donor.

 

I understand Maximillian,

Finding a donor is a challenge. I was very selective here. It took me a while to decide which person to ask. Eventually, I decided on a person I knew. Then, I took the time to really share my problems with them so they could understand how this was affecting my quality of life, and how much I was unhappy about it.

The next time I seen my potential donor I sat with them and explained the human microbiome. This is important as it helps them to understand what is trying to be accomplished. Only after I was confident that they really understood my problems, and really understood the human microbiome did I then ask them to be my donor. It was a quick 'yes'.

It helped that I knew my prospective donor a little, and their lifestyle, and potential exposure to parasites, etc. In the end it was an excellent choice : good psychological profile (important here), excellent health (no health issues what-so-ever), no antibiotic usage for a long time, healthy, normal bowel movements, and a good body mass index (don't want an overweight donor as you may become overweight after FMT).

The problem with probioitics is that they give only a temporary help at best. I tried many different probiotics and never got any lasting affect, which I really wanted badly. One day I read Dr. Barody state that "probioitcs do not attach to the intestinal wall". Well, that was it for me, I realized they were never going to give me the lasting relief I was after, only an FMT would do this. So, I got more serious about FMTs.

I hope this helps you on your journey, and you eventually find relief from your symptoms. I'll be glad to help if I can.