Re: Prebiotics Other Than Inulin?

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Joan, would you not get the same bloating from an inulin containing food? Doug

> From: Joan Dwyer <rosegardenstudio@...>

> Subject: Prebiotics Other Than Inulin?

> candidiasis

> Date: Monday, January 18, 2010, 7:18 PM

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> Here's a bit of info on inulin containing foods.

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> Inulin is a specific type of dietary fiber that

> is naturally found in hundreds of common foods such as

> leeks,

> artichokes, asparagus, onions, garlic, bananas, wheat, rye,

> and…chicory

> root. Do you eat chicory root? Before you answer no, you

> may want to

> take a closer look at some of your food labels. Although

> this hearty

> root is not usually eaten in its natural form, chicory root

> is the

> source used for the inulin added to processed foods.

> Inulin has excellent nutritional and functional

> characteristics and can be used to replace fat, flour, and

> sugar.

> Want to know if your favorite packaged foods contain

> inulin? Read the

> ingredients list and look for the word ‘chicory root’

> or ‘inulin.’ This

> fiber is popping up in everything from cereals and granola

> bars to

> yogurt and cookies.

> candidiasis

> From: myroro44@...

> Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2010 23:07:42 +0000

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> I have tried to use inulin, following Duncan's advice, but

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Nope, works fine for me except I don't do wheat or rye much. Vegetable sources

are my friends.

Joan

Joan, would you not get the same bloating from an inulin containing food?

Doug

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> Here's a bit of info on inulin containing foods.

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> Joan

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> Inulin is a specific type of dietary fiber that

> is naturally found in hundreds of common foods such as

> leeks,

> artichokes, asparagus, onions, garlic, bananas, wheat, rye,

> and…chicory

> root. Do you eat chicory root? Before you answer no, you

> may want to

> take a closer look at some of your food labels. Although

> this hearty

> root is not usually eaten in its natural form, chicory root

> is the

> source used for the inulin added to processed foods.

> Inulin has excellent nutritional and functional

> characteristics and can be used to replace fat, flour, and

> sugar.

> Want to know if your favorite packaged foods contain

> inulin? Read the

> ingredients list and look for the word ‘chicory root’

> or ‘inulin.’ This

> fiber is popping up in everything from cereals and granola

> bars to

> yogurt and cookies.

> candidiasis

> From: myroro44@...

> Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2010 23:07:42 +0000

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[Guest guest]

There are other prebiotics, but they are difficult to get ahold of. I got a

bottle of lactulose(duphalac) shipped from Russia because you have to have a

prescription for it here in the states. I am not sure if it was helpful since

the bottle only lasted a few days and was 40 bucks. I do feel like it was doing

more good than harm. I might try getting a script for that.

I also ordered some galacto-oligosacchrides, again no one offering in the

states, so I ordered it from a European company http://www.bimuno.com/. Ordered

it on the 6th, still not here yet.

I also ordered some acacia senegal. I don't know that that is really a

prebiotic, but one site said it was the best one and it was crime that it didn't

get any press, so I'm trying it. It also has not arrived yet.

I am very much anticipating these shipments and I plan on reporting in on how I

react to these other prebiotics. I really think prebiotics are going to be the

factor that brings back balance, inulin just is not it for me, or at least the

inulin we have access to.

greg

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> I have tried to use inulin, following Duncan's advice, but find that even very

small amounts give me painful gas and disturbances. Are there any other

prebiotic substances I can take, perhaps from foods, that will help keep my gut

flora thriving?

> Thanks,

> Roy T.

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[Guest guest]

Have you never eaten leeks, artichokes, asparagus, onions, garlic, bananas,

wheat, or rye before? And if you have, did you get bloated after eating them?

Carol

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> Joan, would you not get the same bloating from an inulin containing food? Doug

[Guest guest]

Thanks, all, for your responses to my question regarding prebiotics other than

inulin. Oddly enough, I do NOT get gas or any other disturbances from eating

foods supposedly high in it -- for example, I can eat asparagus to no end. But

when I put the tiniest amount of the pure stuff in a cup of coffee, tea, water,

or even sprinkled on something, I reliably get gastric disturbances. I even

bought a stevia sweetener with inulin. Same problem. It seems to be the isolated

inulin that does it. Of course, I give up after two or three days of problems.

Maybe if I just kept on using it, I could somehow break through.

Surely inulin is not the only easily available substance out there that has

prebiotic qualities.

Roy T.

[Guest guest]

I eat aspargus weekly but have had to delete the wheat and I thought rye because

we are not supposed to eat grains. With gerd I can't eat onions or garlic

anymore. I thought bananas were also discouraged with candida.If I do get

bloating with asparagus I did not notice it. Doug

From: algaelady1 <carol@...>

Subject: Re: Prebiotics Other Than Inulin?

candidiasis

Date: Monday, January 18, 2010, 8:52 PM

 

Have you never eaten leeks, artichokes, asparagus, onions, garlic,

bananas, wheat, or rye before? And if you have, did you get bloated after

eating them?

Carol

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> Joan, would you not get the same bloating from an inulin containing food? Doug

[Guest guest]

Roy, yes several other prebiotics exist that appeal to a range of probiotic and

other organisms. None perform as well as inulin but take a look at the activity

of several in Tungland's Comprehensive Review and the table, all on my

inulin references page:

><http://members.shaw.ca/duncancrow/inulin_prebiotic_probiotic.html#references><

all good,

Duncan

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> Hi anyone --

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> I have tried to use inulin, following Duncan's advice, but find that even very

small amounts give me painful gas and disturbances. Are there any other

prebiotic substances I can take, perhaps from foods, that will help keep my gut

flora thriving?

> Thanks,

> Roy T.

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[Guest guest]

Bananas, wheat or rye are really bad prebiotic foods because they present tiny

inulin and huge carbs for the candida to feed on and will produce gas in people

with fairly well balanced gut ecologies. They were only listed on the table of

inulin contents of some common food plants on my website to show there's inulin

in practically every vascular plant.

all good,

Duncan

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> > Joan, would you not get the same bloating from an inulin containing food?

Doug

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