Guest guest Posted May 28, 2005 Report Share Posted May 28, 2005 > I have been making fermented foods now for about one month. I have been taking Primal Defense to help heal my intestinal tract from the ravages of lyme disease and als o due to the antibiotic I'm taking. > The past week I noticed bloating and gas which gets better as I back off the Primal Defense. I'm wondering can someone have too many " good " bacteria? Or can this be some die off from the beneficial bacteria I'm consuming? Guess I'm not sure what the good bacterai do. > > Phil > Phil, symptoms of the herxheimer reaction, or die-off of bad bact., yeasts etc. are gas, diarrhea, indigestion and bloating. so that's probably what you are going thru. and it would make sense; the more pills you take the more you would have these symptoms until the die-off is complete. it took me a month or so. you have to work up to 3 pills per day slowly. once i worked up to 3 a day, i backed off to one day, some days 2, and some days 3. i try now not to miss a day without at least one. you can ease back on the pills and increase gradually; that's what i would do. it can take a month or so to go away. that is my understanding. i learned this from jordan rubin in his books, and also from the book from Tropical traditions on coconut oil. laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 31, 2005 Report Share Posted May 31, 2005 Thanks That makes sense. I guess the fermented foods are having the desired effect. Phil Re: Intestinal Bacteria > I have been making fermented foods now for about one month. I have been taking Primal Defense to help heal my intestinal tract from the ravages of lyme disease and als o due to the antibiotic I'm taking. > The past week I noticed bloating and gas which gets better as I back off the Primal Defense. I'm wondering can someone have too many " good " bacteria? Or can this be some die off from the beneficial bacteria I'm consuming? Guess I'm not sure what the good bacterai do. > > Phil > Phil, symptoms of the herxheimer reaction, or die-off of bad bact., yeasts etc. are gas, diarrhea, indigestion and bloating. so that's probably what you are going thru. and it would make sense; the more pills you take the more you would have these symptoms until the die-off is complete. it took me a month or so. you have to work up to 3 pills per day slowly. once i worked up to 3 a day, i backed off to one day, some days 2, and some days 3. i try now not to miss a day without at least one. you can ease back on the pills and increase gradually; that's what i would do. it can take a month or so to go away. that is my understanding. i learned this from jordan rubin in his books, and also from the book from Tropical traditions on coconut oil. laura <HTML Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 3, 2009 Report Share Posted July 3, 2009 Could you provide some context for your question? What kind of bacteria are you hoping to address? What is the age of the child. What medications are currently used, etc. --penumbra > > Does anyone know best way to treat intestinal bacteria? > > Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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