Guest guest Posted November 13, 2003 Report Share Posted November 13, 2003 Culturelle is a probiotic and can be purchased, at least where I live in Pa., at any drug store. I'm sure someone will post the web site after seeing your post. culturelle > what is it and where do you get it. thankyou. tina > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 12, 2003 Report Share Posted December 12, 2003 Hi For purchase inside the UK I use <A HREF= " www.nutricentre.com " >www.nutricentre.com</A> I think its listed with the Kikrman Products. Its way chepaer from <A HREF= " www.vrp.com " >www.vrp.com</A> when they have a 3 for 2 promotion which is quite regular but if you get the VAT slapped on plus the Royal Mail charge it then works out twice the price of Nutricentre For on line orders at Nutricentre you get £5 off for every £25 you spend plus no postage so thats how I usuallly do it HTH Mandi in UK > would love to give culturelle a try as i hear good things about it. where > is the best place to purchase from in the u.k ? > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 30, 2003 Report Share Posted December 30, 2003 Thanks, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 30, 2003 Report Share Posted December 30, 2003 The best prices I know are regularly at www.vitacost.com (about $16.50 or so a package). And Vitamin Research Products at www.vrp.com. At VRP it goes on sale for about $16.00 a package every 4 months. So if you buy the 'buy three packages and get one free' each quarter, you are stocked for a while and it works out to about 25% off a package plus you only pay one shipping cost. There may be other sources but those are the ones I know of. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 18, 2004 Report Share Posted January 18, 2004 My son used them for about 3 months straight everyday without problems (his BMs were great!). We now rotate the probiotics in him with culturette, probio gold, and primal defense. A week or two on one then a week or two on the other. He is doing ok but we just finished a round of diflucan for yeast so we are upping the probiotics now and looking for good bms soon. Good luck and HTH, Dena Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 19, 2004 Report Share Posted January 19, 2004 Is your probiotic rotation protocol based on a doc's recommendation or some other specific information you came across, Dena? Just curious, as I've contemplated doing this and never quite could figure out whether it would be a good idea or not with my guy. He seems to do well on primal defense, but not great on culturelle, and kind of awful on probio gold or the new Klaire ones (took us weeks to get up to full dose on Probio gold because of side effects and never saw much good bacteria), so we have kind of a probiotic issue around here. I could never tell for sure whether the reactions were a die off kind of problem, but they sure didn't seem to subside, even if we persisted for quite awhile, so my guess is not. Terri whose 10yo hfa son is on 5 days of *antibiotics* for the first time in over 3 years right now, for impetigo and ear infections --- yikes --- upping the primal defense and giving grapefruit seed ext. this week. At 04:41 AM 1/19/2004 +0000, you wrote: >My son used them for about 3 months straight everyday without >problems (his BMs were great!). We now rotate the probiotics in him >with culturette, probio gold, and primal defense. A week or two on >one then a week or two on the other. He is doing ok but we just >finished a round of diflucan for yeast so we are upping the >probiotics now and looking for good bms soon. > >Good luck and HTH, >Dena > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 19, 2004 Report Share Posted January 19, 2004 > Hi all, > I wanted to know if anyone out there who has done well with > Culturelle in the long term had had an adjustment period at first. If my son had a bacteria problem, Culturelle was good. If however he did NOT have a bacteria problem, he did not tolerate Culturelle. Not sure this will help, but there it is. Dana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 19, 2004 Report Share Posted January 19, 2004 Dana, I'm sure you've mentioned this before but could you answer yet again for me; when he didn't have a bacteria problem and you gave culturelle, what happened? Thanks, Rhonda Olivia's mom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 19, 2004 Report Share Posted January 19, 2004 We have had no problems with culturelle. My son has been taking it almost every day for two months. On days he does not take it, he has taken primal defense. He usually has not taken it because it cannot sit on the counter with the rest of his arsenal and I have forgotten to give it to him Robin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 19, 2004 Report Share Posted January 19, 2004 has anyone noticed any sleep problems with culturelle? My son has never had any problems sleeping. He has been on culturelle for about 9 days and wakes several times per night and wants Mommy to hold him. HE does not complain of any stomache problems he just does not want to be alone in his room??? Thanks for any help. > > Hi all, > > I wanted to know if anyone out there who has done well with > > Culturelle in the long term had had an adjustment period at first. > > > If my son had a bacteria problem, Culturelle was good. If however he did NOT have a bacteria problem, he did not tolerate Culturelle. > Not sure this will help, but there it is. > > Dana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 20, 2004 Report Share Posted January 20, 2004 > Dana, > I'm sure you've mentioned this before but could you answer yet again for > me; when he didn't have a bacteria problem and you gave culturelle, what > happened? Major runny diarrhea and very stimmy. I kept using the Culturelle for a few weeks, thinking it was die off, but the problems never ended. Removing the Culturelle resulted in an end to the problems. Dana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 24, 2004 Report Share Posted October 24, 2004 >>>If I give my son Culturelle do I have to give it to him for a while, or can I stop giving it to him once we are out? How do I know it is working? , I used Culturelle with my younger son who had bacteria/colon problems. We knew it was working right away because the putrid smell of stools lessened considerably. When we ran out of Culturelle it started up again. Are you trying to correct a problem, or just give it for maintenance? I give a probiotic or yogurt with live cultures at least every other day because it is for gut health maintenance now. When I was trying to correct a problem I gave 3 capsules every day. Probiotics need to be given at least some each week because the beneficial microbes need it to replenish themselves (for some reason). The colonies get weak and can dwindle so low that the bad bacteria overrun them again. Like needing to add seed each fall and/or spring to an established lawn to keep it going. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 25, 2004 Report Share Posted October 25, 2004 Well, from what I can tell we have gotten rid of the yeast for now and I need something to give to him to keep it from coming back. jornmatt <kjorn@...> wrote: >>>If I give my son Culturelle do I have to give it to him for a while, or can I stop giving it to him once we are out? How do I know it is working? , I used Culturelle with my younger son who had bacteria/colon problems. We knew it was working right away because the putrid smell of stools lessened considerably. When we ran out of Culturelle it started up again. Are you trying to correct a problem, or just give it for maintenance? I give a probiotic or yogurt with live cultures at least every other day because it is for gut health maintenance now. When I was trying to correct a problem I gave 3 capsules every day. Probiotics need to be given at least some each week because the beneficial microbes need it to replenish themselves (for some reason). The colonies get weak and can dwindle so low that the bad bacteria overrun them again. Like needing to add seed each fall and/or spring to an established lawn to keep it going. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 25, 2004 Report Share Posted October 25, 2004 > I have a question. If I give my son Culturelle do I have to give it to him for a while, or can I stop giving it to him once we are out? How do I know it is working? I used Culturelle for my kids for bacteria issues. Once the bacteria was gone, I was able to remove the Culturelle. Dana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 26, 2004 Report Share Posted October 26, 2004 > Is the Culturelle something I can give him to keep the yeast infections from coming back? If he tolerates it, yes. But my son did not tolerate any probiotics, except he tolerated Culturelle but ONLY when he had a bacteria problem. Once the bacteria was gone, he would regress unless I removed the Culturelle. Dana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 13, 2005 Report Share Posted January 13, 2005 Hello all. I am confused about culturelle. It is a probiotic, correct? A probiotic is good bacteria (flora), correct? If so, then how is it effective is killing off bad bacteria? I understand the good bacteria, bad bacteria, and ugly yeast all compete for space. I don't get how good bacteria can kill off bad bacteria. Wouldn't the bad bacteria need to be killed off and replaced with good bacteria? Tina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 15, 2005 Report Share Posted January 15, 2005 We used culturelle successfully with my then 8 yo who had yeast and clostridia by OAT test. She also alternated SF722, colostrum, garlic caps and cranberry caps. I think Culturelle lowers the pH of the intestine as it populates it then that discourages the bad gut bugs. Yvette -- In , " lindajaytee " <lindajaytee@y...> wrote: > > If the *good* bacteria can get established they will use up the > available food resources and starve some of the *bad* ones off. Also, > there is an element of micro scale chemical competition. > > > > > > > > Hello all. I am confused about culturelle. It is a probiotic, > > correct? A probiotic is good bacteria (flora), correct? If so, then > > how is it effective is killing off bad bacteria? I understand the > > good bacteria, bad bacteria, and ugly yeast all compete for space. I > > don't get how good bacteria can kill off bad bacteria. Wouldn't the > > bad bacteria need to be killed off and replaced with good bacteria? > > > > Tina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 21, 2005 Report Share Posted February 21, 2005 http://www.vitaminshoppe.com/stores/index.jhtml;$sessionid$YLFHXSLFNF2EGCQUAOWSF\ EQKCQB1AGXK I buy mine locally at this store. But you can order online if there is not a store near you! tracey <splitpea75@...> wrote: Does anyone have any ideas where to purchase culturelle?? I tried my local health food and vitamiin store and they don't carry it. Thanks! Tracey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 21, 2005 Report Share Posted February 21, 2005 > > Does anyone have any ideas where to purchase culturelle?? I tried my > local health food and vitamiin store and they don't carry it. > Thanks! Tracey I was able to purchase Culturelle at Costco. I had to ask the pharmacist to special order it for me. I know I only paid about $15 for it. This was a couple years ago. At the time it was the cheapest price around. ~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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