Probiotics and Constipation

[Guest guest]

> Can too much probiotics and yeast fighters cause constipation?

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Sometimes, especially probiotics. Usually they would cause diarrhea tho.

Dana

[Guest guest]

They would cause constipation if they were derived from dairy. Casein causes

constipation for my daughter.

You might try switching to Pro-Bio from Enzymedica. They're Vegan.

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Rima Regas

Mom to Leah, age 7 (AS, DSI and APD)

http://www.sensoryintegrationhelp.com

On 9/23/05, danasview <danasview@...> wrote:

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> > Can too much probiotics and yeast fighters cause constipation?

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> Sometimes, especially probiotics. Usually they would cause diarrhea tho.

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> Dana

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[Guest guest]

Hi:

Does anyone know if probiotics can cause constipation? My son used to

have 1-2 BM's daily, and now he won't have any for 3 days at a time,

then I'll finally get him to drink some prune juice and or give him a

dose of a prescription laxative we have, and he will then have 4 or 5

BM's in one day. I am not sure it is from the recently added

probiotic. The only other things we have changed is giving him 1

ProEPA each day, in addition to the 2 ProEFA he has been taking for

months. Any thoughts?

Holly

[Guest guest]

Not my kids but me. When I take the probiotic (it helps some skin

issues I have) I do not move my bowels daily for about a week or so.

AFter about a week, I get back into my normal routine. I always

wondered why that was.

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> Hi:

> Does anyone know if probiotics can cause constipation? My son used

to

> have 1-2 BM's daily, and now he won't have any for 3 days at a time,

> then I'll finally get him to drink some prune juice and or give him a

> dose of a prescription laxative we have, and he will then have 4 or 5

> BM's in one day. I am not sure it is from the recently added

> probiotic. The only other things we have changed is giving him 1

> ProEPA each day, in addition to the 2 ProEFA he has been taking for

> months. Any thoughts?

> Holly

>

[Guest guest]

I am not a doctor but I think it is possible. Here is my thought:

Probiotics heal the gut. As the gut heals everything that is in there

or going in there is less likely to leak out. As that happens things

can get backed up.

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> Hi:

> Does anyone know if probiotics can cause constipation? My son used

to

> have 1-2 BM's daily, and now he won't have any for 3 days at a time,

> then I'll finally get him to drink some prune juice and or give him a

> dose of a prescription laxative we have, and he will then have 4 or 5

> BM's in one day. I am not sure it is from the recently added

> probiotic. The only other things we have changed is giving him 1

> ProEPA each day, in addition to the 2 ProEFA he has been taking for

> months. Any thoughts?

> Holly

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