IBS Issues

Okay, I was going to wait 30 days before I posted this, but can't wait that long. Day 3 of taking a probiotic in the level of 15 billion and my life has completely changed. I had no clue on how bad I felt. My biggest issue with IBS is crazy gas after everything I ate. Well, it's like night and day, before and after. These weren't little girl gas issues, these were gas issues that would make your brother blush! LOL

I had a good conversation with a lady who worked the vitamin department in a health food store and she handed me a 30-day supply of a refrigerated probiotic. And told me I could take the lower level after I get all those taken. She told me after taking an antibiotic, my body doesn't replace the good germs, thus taking the probiotic to replace all the ones lost. My gas issues have gone from all the time down to just the necessary time the body needs to make room!!!!!!!!!

Now, I'm going to be disappointed if my issues come back with all the new found needed germs, but I guess I will deal with that later. Right now, I'm loving the fact that I can enjoy eating again and even my foods I changed to reduce all my gassy issues. I've been adding more fiber to my diet thinking it would help but it didn't. I wasn't any more gassy, but it didn't help to reduce the issue. Adding fiber is one of the ways to reduce the symptoms for some, but not me. My fiber intake was any where between 12 grams to 25 grams. But for me, Probiotics is my new friend.

Hope that helps someone who is SICK and TIRED of feeling like poopoo all the time.

12/16/11: I got my gas back on the probiotics above, so the new stuff I'm taking is in liquid form and it seems to help if taken before bed on an empty tummy. It tastes nasty, but it seems to help.