Does Probiotics cause constipation?

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In a message dated 27/11/2007 12:55:05 GMT Standard Time, dani@...

writes:

My son finally tolerates a probiotic and stangely enough, Culturelle is the

only one he can

handle. At first his stools were finally formed (first time since starting

no-fenol 8 months

ago) but now he seems to be constipated. I was giving him 2 a day to help

with a bout of

dirrereah due to a food intolerance. Now I seem to have the opposite problem.

What do you think?

>>When we first used Culturelle it caused constipation also - I believe this

is down to die off, Dana describes it somewhere on her site. Perhaps add

some extra Vitamin C and or Magnesium to keep him moving, thats very important

when dealing with the bugs.

My son can handle 3 Cuturelle at once now without issues

Mandi in UK

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My son finally tolerates a probiotic and stangely enough, Culturelle is the only

one he can

handle. At first his stools were finally formed (first time since starting

no-fenol 8 months

ago) but now he seems to be constipated. I was giving him 2 a day to help with a

bout of

dirrereah due to a food intolerance. Now I seem to have the opposite problem.

What do you think?

Dani

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> My son finally tolerates a probiotic and stangely enough, Culturelle

is the only one he can

> handle. At first his stools were finally formed (first time since

starting no-fenol 8 months

> ago) but now he seems to be constipated. I was giving him 2 a day to

help with a bout of

> dirrereah due to a food intolerance. Now I seem to have the opposite

problem.

> What do you think?

Culturelle has trace milk in it, and milk is highly constipating for

certain children. Does your child have a serious problem with milk?

If so, try a different probiotic, or give Culturelle with an

appropriate enzyme.

Dana