Nothing else worked for me. My probiotic cured me. I don't know if we really need a solution that is as unique as our gut biome. Saying that's unique isn't the same as showing that cure needs to be. Also, if you body is an ocean then how does any medicine work?
A LOT of medications DON'T work & actually ACCUMULATE & POISON the body & brain. They are PETROLEUM & HEAVY METAL BASED too & STEAL VITAL VITAMINS MINERALS & NUTRIENTS OUT of the BODY. It's VITAL to eat REAL NON GMO ORGANIC FOODS too. ❤🌠
@ankitadobhal119 I had good success from ( I.F.) INTERMITTENT FASTING & staying away from too many grains & dairy, drinking water & liquids 30 minutes BEFORE you eat & 2 HOURS AFTER. Stay away from GMOs, sugars, processed & fried foods. Food PORTION is also REALLY important. Don't eat too much at one time or the body can't properly digest it. Don't eat TOO much FIBER either that can cause digestive problems. Try some DIGESTIVE ENZYMES too. Find what WORKS for YOUR BODY. ❤️🌠
@@ankitadobhal119If it worked that well, then likely lactobacillus reuteri was in it. It kills off the one group of bacteria causing the most trouble: Gammaproteobacteria.
Probiotics help me with my stomach issues and keep me regular. It works for me and do what works for you. I used to have chronic stomach issues and using probiotics help me with my bloating and uncomfortable stomach aches. I would definitely keep using it.
Yeah, this guy is hopeless. Firstly, there is a very wide range. There is not a single probiotic. He's arguing against something he's made up. His 2nd argument (how could a small amount of something like bacteria have a large impact on a body - 'teaspoon in the ocean')... I suggest he reads (and tries to understand) ANY book on bacteriology. A tiny amount of bacteria could wipe out a whole species or ecosystem. It has a property of replicating quickly - it's known for it and every medical professional knows it. Most people know it, and that's where the expectation he is referring to comes from.
@@psiro7966 I kind of felt some sort of relief reading your comment because my years of consistently drinking Yakult has not been a waste of time and money after all. 😃
A great alternative to probiotics which often have low success rates is fermented foods like yogurt, kefir, kombucha, etc. There's great studies by Erica Sonnenburg which goes into details about this!
Prebiotic fiber is probably one of the best things that you can do for your gut health. Prebiotics help your natural gut flora to flourish, it’s like food specifically for your gut bacteria. I have IBS and my stools were consistently watery and unhealthy for over 2 years. I started taking prebiotic fiber supplements (different than probiotics) and started adding more fiber to my diet. Along with taking Psyllium husk every so often when I’m irregular. Fiber is literally such an amazing thing that people do not talk about. It’s best to get your fiber from your diet, but supplements help for days that you don’t have as much.(This is for other viewers, not for dr.Karan. He already knows about this stuff lol)
You must have just missed what he said completely. Lmfao. Probiotics in general are the biggest scam on the damn planet. Just like vitamins most of them. Now there are the select few that actually do work. But they still don't work as well as they're claiming they do. Most probiotics and most vitamins you end up passing them before they ever break down. So you're spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on vitamins a year for nothing. Probiotics is the same thing. There's no way somebody can custom make a probiotic that fits everybody when everybody's microbiome so individual and so unique and also so vast. There's no way, like he said it would be like taking a teaspoon of sugar and putting it into the ocean and expecting it to taste sweet. That's exactly right. But if you do your research on this stuff you'll see exactly what he's talking about me personally I already had a really good idea about it because I was in college so you learn about all that garbage in your core classes but you know it's always good to know what you're putting in your body or what you think you're putting in your body.
Probiotics are in the gut, the probiotics in the supplements/drinks etc. aren't the type that survive in the gut and introducing new bacteria to your gut takes quite a while of repeat exposure to build up its population
I wonder if he says the same sentiment about prescriptions he writes for his patients. So many medicine that they don’t understand how they fully work and still hand those out. Why wouldn’t you risk taking a pro vs taking anti?
I like this dr but he tends to say stuff like this when the truth is because they are unregulated you can’t make a universal statement like this about them. Many of the probiotic supplements sold OTC contain dead or inactive bacteria, meaning it of course does nothing because the point of introducing bacteria is for it to reproduce and it has to be alive and active to do that. We don’t have very large studies on probiotics because of their uncontrolled nature and a lack of funding and interest. As a man of medical science it’s better to say “I don’t know, because there’s no evidence that this works” than to say “it doesn’t work.”
Agreed in this case. It does depend what your eating and other factors. For example over seas on vacation when I’m eating farm grown crops and rarely processed foods I would argue I have no need for any supplement for digestion but now at home in Chicago, I need to supplement to maintain regularity 😉.
@BigD. Exactly lol I'm so surprised at the amount of people in these comments telling an actual doctor that he's wrong (basically) and forgetting the fact that the placebo effect is an actual thing 😂
What probiotic are you using? I'm in a similar situation? Been using culturelle for the past 2 weeks. Taking it twice daily, but doesn't seem to be making much of a difference
Sorry it’s really hard for me to believe anyone whether a professional or not when it comes to things like this. I say that because I see such a big difference in my body and how I feel when on pro and pre biotics. I understand if everyone doesn’t need them if they have a really well balanced diet but the truth is most of the population doesn’t, look at the ingredients in all the food in the store (preservatives and sugar all work against the good bacteria) than most people are on medications whether it’s antibiotics or other meds they have to take daily that can effect their vowels movements and cause. Instigation or effect gut health. If I don’t take a pre or pro biotic in severely constipated and the only other thing that works is miralax so I would rather do the probiotics than miralax every other day. This isn’t a placebo effect, I can’t trick my body to be constipated or cramp up and why would I want to spend money on something that I don’t need. I’m on a very limited income but make sure I have the money for them to be comfortable. I have since been changing my diet too, I am a naturally thin person, very thin but not healthy, I’m genetically thin, don’t work out and ate junk for so many years because high metabolism I guess but now realize eating healthy isn’t just for those who want to lose weight but it’s important for everyone if you want to feel your best and stay illness free. I started to drink plain kefir, fermented things like kombucha and so on.
@Adil Tk Could be something else they have done before taken prebiotic. Most people try a bunch of things to fix an issue. Me saying it could also implies that it probably did help
I'm gonna keep taking my pre and probiotics...OTC, if I don't, I'm not pooping regularly. I drink plenty of water and eat pretty well, prebiotics help me, and I take one's geared towards women health as well.
Well, I agree. It isn’t one size fits all, everyone’s biome is different! And any reputable shops will tell you that, and any doctor will tell you that- don’t know what’s it’s like in other countries- but doctors where I am certainly aren’t benefiting from recommending probiotics to patients. We’ve come a long way. There are now probiotics available that come from human source and not cow or pig which has even more promising claims. We have now tried fecal transplant- all in the name of helping to regulate a damaged biome- and positive clinical results coming forth each day. I agree proceed with caution- don’t look at it as a one size fits all, don’t put all your hope into a simple pill hoping that it will change your life, absolutely rule out ALL possible other issues before going a holistic route. I don’t see probiotics becoming strictly regulated by the fda any time soon, and that SHOULD be taken into consideration. But at what point does millions of anecdotes/personal experience about the same thing start to signify something positive that we should really be looking into more? It’s too many people- receiving no financial benefit from sharing their experiences too try to scare people away from it.
My Doc told me to take a probiotic with antibiotics to prevent C-diff. I ignored the advice, thought “whatever”, I ended up w/ C-diff! Now I take probiotics every time I take antibiotics without fail.
Imagine Antibiotics nuking the bacteria population in your guts , the moment the good bacteria that kept C-diff in check are gone , it becomes the Wild West for C-diff .
I have hepatorenal syndrome and I am on anti biotics daily. My GI is all screwed up due to the end stage liver/kidney disease and had the worse GERD. No medicine was working. My gut flora was probably wiped out for the last year since i kept nesrly dying due to SBP and had C Diff a few times so would get loaded up on strong antibiotics. About 10 weeks ago i tried yogurt for calories and protein but settled on a yorgurt drink... About 10 days later my acid became non existent. I still have issues eating and gut issues but it has helped overall tremendously. Now I drink 8oz of full fat Kefir. It is delicious and it helped when other things did nothing. REMEMBER people find the right probiotics too! I need to try prebiotics as well.
@@dianapennepacker6854 I’m sorry to hear that about your health. I’m glad that the yogurt helped some. I hope that you have more good days than not. Take care
I started taking probiotics everyday in the form of yogurt and already was trying to be consistent with a high fiber diet (it’s really hard in this modern world sometimes) and was taking benefiber everyday already. Putting benefiber in yogurt helps me stir the two good fruit yogurt I get and makes yogurt taste more enjoyable because I stir it throughly to try to mix in the benefiber. It also makes me feel better than when I just eat the yogurt without it (maybe this doctor can explain why that happens). I have tried probably 10 different types and brands of probiotics total and the only one that has actually worked for me is benefiber advanced that has a bacillus coagulans probiotic and guar gum for fiber. I don’t know why it works for me. (I have IBS+C and I can’t take psyllium husk because it dehydrates me even when I think I drink enough water.) I take the benefiber advanced every morning and evening and each half day I feel increasingly better. The Culturelle box that was next to the Benefiber Advanced (before I purchased it) said to take probiotics during antibiotic used and 10 days after. I trust that brand because it’s helped me before, so I tried using the advice. I stopped feeling like I was going to die after 4 days of using it (including 2 days after I finished the antibiotic). Today I’m halfway through the 10 days of using benefiber advanced post finishing the antibiotic. I breathing a bit better and since yesterday I’ve been feeling like I can hold onto stamina again. Better is that the powder makes plain water taste like almond flavored milk. There are so many get better fast scams out there but what’s helping me most is soups, plenty of water, a bit of spice (energy and sinus relief maybe though its been in Mexican style soups with lots of vegetables and a bit of meat), produce (both dried and fresh), occasional meat, yogurt, candied ginger (I personally consume a lot but everyone has a different tolerance), whole grains, miso soup (fermented) mixed with matcha, rest, and daily walks. It’s really super simple that eating healthy and moving around helps with getting better.
That's an exception if you take antibiotics. But if you don't take nasty antibiotics in the first place, a probiotic wouldn't be needed. Strengthen and build your immune system so you won't get infections. And won't have to take an antibiotic. That's fixing the root of the issue.
Experts are just relaying information to the best of their understanding. Sometimes, we gain a better understanding of the situation when new knowledge becomes available. Then, what once was expert information is now deemed as foolish and misinformation. And we forget that the knowledge we once knew is actually the stilts we use to understand what we know now.
Always consult your personal physician...after a blood work panel your Dr will inform you of your vitamin count...social media drs are not your personal Dr..
Probiotics can be very important for your health and was even recommended by my gastro-enterologist doctor. Reason being that inflamed intestines have a low variety or good gut and intestinal bacteria. Probiotics are basically exactly what counters this issue.
Cristhian where do you think the bacteria in the capsules comes from? Its not from thin air, i can tell you. This doctor knows fuck-all if he thinks probiotics dont have any place.
Hard disagree here. Probiotics have drastically improved my stomach issues and even helped my mood. There’s well documented research here. Sounds like he doesn’t know what he’s talking about here.
The benefits of probiotic is within the strain it contains. Each bacterial strain in a probiotic product has a specific effect (e.g initiate anti-inflammatory response by lining the intestinal cells or whichever effect it may be). The strain must be extensively studied too and have strong evidence base. You can't just market a probiotic with 15 strains in it and expect it to work. Some effects of each strain can antagonize other strains.
@MouseMenace Absolute right you are ,work mates ,family ,friends ,myself have experienced just what you wrotte , and 99 of the commenters seems they have experience that too. He cannot fool us
Actually my doctor tells me to take them, I'm on methotrexate and biological injection medication and these are important to help my gut, a long with folic acid. I had a doctor before, old school who didn't even believe in probiotic folic acid, he said its a drop in the ocean too but he cost me a bone in my wrist, nearly my teeth and thinning hair, once on the supplement it seriously helped me and have much improved health since. Just be careful, there was even a doctor against triple vaccines for babies before, only he fake the science and sold the single doses to parents instead and made a lot of money. He can't practise here now but still does in the states.
I actually did feel like taking probiotic supplements helped me recover from digestive issues that I had been having for several weeks after having antibiotics. I wasn't really trying anything else at that moment so I don't think it could have been something else instead. It didn't take long after I started taking them for it to get better. Is there any logic to that or was that still just a coincidence/placebo?
No, it did actually work. Once these new probiotics enter the intestines they can start to multiply if you take them with fibre. You don't know which probiotic is deficient so you have to try multiple strains. You can take a fecal test but that is a thousand dollars.
Well after antibiotics everything has been wiped out. So a probiotic is better than nothing. But consider using food next time like yogurt ( even nondairy yogurts have probiotics) and fermented food like kimchi etc. to replace those probiotics and the food is nourishing. Additionally it’s cheaper than buying expensive powder counterparts.
Kefir is the one you should be getting and drinking, that is the best. It cured most of my stomach trouble not caused by horrible anxiety and even helped some of the anxiety go away
That's because your existing biome in your 'ocean' gets wiped out when you take antibiotics and when you take prebiotic supplements after wards you are restarting mircobiome desert. Someone who already have a gut teaming with an existing microbial population, taking a pill will only get whatever in that pill be competed out by the existing biome
then please explain that as soon as I started taking it. my body feels better and I've stopped puking EVERY MORNING which was happening EVERY DAY FOR YEARS . please explain that
It can work for a select group of people with specific conditions. If you feel it works for you, great. Anecdotal evidence is not often translated to wide population
@@DrKaran That’s entirely the point. Specific strains are documented to support specific conditions. Using the “teaspoon of sugar in an ocean” doesn’t work in this scenario.
I am just wondering how you re-populate your gut after needing vancomycin for severe c diff infection? Or, for that matter, how do you treat any acute diarrhea resulting from antibiotic use? Is there a prescription probiotic? Or do you think everyone should have a transplant from a human source. This is a very serious question
I saw your comment, it might help if I tell you that fecal transplant cures microbiom, talk to your GI doctor and see if you qualify for transplant. It is free and works faster than probiotics. So technically they do enema on you to empty the entire bowel then they put a small amount of poo from healthy donors into you. Recovery period is 3 days without pain.
Yeah. Completely convinced now that doctors say this so we have to keep going to them and big pharma for treatment. He knows DAMN WELL that probiotics work and you will never convince me otherwise.
@@Jay-cq5qr The gas lighting is crazy. I see something with my own eyes and experience it with my own body but you mad you can’t convince me it didn’t happen? Keep drinking the kool aid if it tastes good to you buddy.
Micro biome is a growing field of biology that’s super interesting, a great book is “I contain multitudes” by Ed Young, I’m not a biologist but this book makes it easy to read and understand. Would highly recommend if anyone is interested in learning more about the micro biome.
@@komalagrawal2842get the probiotic with the most amount of strains. Not the cheap ones that only have 1 or 2 strains. You want to get as many strains as possible, like 20+. Take lots of pills. It works.
It's not like walking into a shop and getting a suit. It's like walking into a shop and finding the right cloth. Depending on you certain colonies form more than the others in your gut. So don't be afraid to use them.
Introduction of necessary strains can make a huge difference. Stronger varietals as well might be needed. Remember, it’s a numbers game amongst many species.
I have been suffering from severe ibs and related gi issues. I never took Probiotics for over 3 years. I started taking them and my gi issues are better now.
No, i expect the suit to look differently when i put it on as opposed to someone else wearing it. I expect my microbiome to react differently to the probiotic as well. Water's a very good example of this: we all grow and live different even though we consume the same building block every single day.
I think kimchi, Sauerkraut (& other fermented food) are called prebiotic not probiotic. Probiotics are healthy bacteria & the prebiotic is their food. So you supply your gut bacteria with good food for them to thrive & multiply
As someone with crohns disease I can say probiotic supplements have helped me. I get less of a reaction when I eat foods that don't agree with me and just helps with overall digestion
I was on IV vancomycin for a necrotic infection and then I went on another more targeted antibiotic after that and when I got out of hospital I was constantly getting sick, I even ended up with a group G strep infection that reoccured twice. My surgical team recommended I take a course of probiotics and after about 4 daily doses, I stopped getting sick all the time.
That same logic can be applied to regulated antibiotics. An antibiotic is prescribed for any and everyone that has an infection, but everybody's body is different. To answer the question, yes, people do go into a shop (Doctors' office) and take whatever is prescribed to them believing that they will work, although it's not specifically tailored to their DNA, microbiome, gender, or any other characteristic that needs to be considered.
I had my appendix removed. I heard it is responsible for populating your gut with beneficial bacteria. Is it true? What can we do to help our gut without the appendix?
I am making probiotic yogurt in my instant pot right now - 2 capsules of probiotic + inulin fiber + 3 % milk with lactose. Leave it to ferment for 24 hours. It works wonders for me.
Medications works this way. So do magica gloves. One size pill fits all sizes, genders and ages. Just don't take a one size fits all probiotic because now it's a problem. Pills are fine...
Bacteria grows exponentially, so yes the amount you add is small, leave it 5 hours and It will be that amount ^ 10 Plus bacteria can take your DNA on that simbiosis, they are open to that
I have IBS, and probiotics help. When I stop using probiotica, then my IBS is back. It is not for everyone perhaps, but it helps me. This doctor? I have not met him, so he hasnt helped me at all.
I took bio kult and it worked amazing, it cured my sister IBS almost instantly. However we both headaches, found out it was due to the hexheimer effects. Basically bad bacteria dyingg off. Headaches went away in no time. Amazing stuff. ..
@@DrKaran cool, I personally don't use them but it would be interesting to hear you talk about potential ways it could be done, if any. Thanks for answering
I think this short missed the part where he said probiotics are good in specific cases. After having colin surgery because of peritonitis after a break in my intestines and needing emergency surgery to survive, I need probiotics in order for my body to process food. It’s very simple based on what happens when I run out and don’t get to the store for replacements….and my board certified dr’s agree.
you don't have to fill out the hundred questions about your medical history before you get seen? maybe you should find a different doctor... just a suggestion.
Well, having basic health history information is a good start for diagnosis and treatments. That's why you *also* speak with your doctor after filling out the paperwork.
Probiotics from anywhere don’t matter over the counter. It always works and you can tell when you go. Dermatologist and doctors want to kill the gut bacteria by prescribing antibiotics so they all put down easy fixes.
Agreed, I disagree with this doctor, they profit off of medication. My life basically almost got ruined by anti-depressants. I don’t trust mainstream doctors anymore.
I have extremely bad ibs, last few years(20 year old, extremely fit male). Buscopan seems to be the only thing to stop spasms but probiotics seem to help but 100% don’t fix the problem. I have very bad pains sporadically in the mornings and if I don’t eat regularly my stomach fills with gas. No doctors have been able to help and I am wondering what your advice is ?
I hope you are feeling better. I had IBS and what helped was practiing fasting. Look up autophagy for gut repair. There is science to back this up. It increases cell turn over so it promotes healing. It wouldn't hurt to give it a try. I wish you the best and hope this helps.
I had severe IBS but thankfully my gastroenterologist treated it with diet. It’s been 25 years since I stopped eating beef and pork and deep fried foods, and I also eat more fiber. I very rarely have a flare up. But keep in mind IBS is stress induced so sleep is very important, also prayer & meditation. As it pertains to this video, one thing I cannot tolerate is probiotics. It’s a mystery, I have tried several kinds over the years until my doctor finally told me to stop taking them since I eliminate regularly.
Nothing else worked for me. My probiotic cured me. I don't know if we really need a solution that is as unique as our gut biome. Saying that's unique isn't the same as showing that cure needs to be. Also, if you body is an ocean then how does any medicine work?
Exactly 💯
A LOT of medications DON'T work
& actually ACCUMULATE & POISON
the body & brain. They are PETROLEUM & HEAVY METAL BASED too & STEAL VITAL VITAMINS MINERALS & NUTRIENTS OUT of the BODY. It's VITAL to eat REAL NON GMO ORGANIC FOODS too. ❤🌠
What did you use? I get bloated throughout the day I'm thinking of buying good bug products any other suggestion?
@ankitadobhal119 I had good success from ( I.F.) INTERMITTENT FASTING & staying away from
too many grains & dairy, drinking
water & liquids 30 minutes BEFORE
you eat & 2 HOURS AFTER. Stay
away from GMOs, sugars, processed
& fried foods. Food PORTION is also
REALLY important. Don't eat too much at one time or the body can't
properly digest it. Don't eat TOO
much FIBER either that can cause
digestive problems. Try some DIGESTIVE ENZYMES too.
Find what WORKS for YOUR BODY.
❤️🌠
@@ankitadobhal119If it worked that well, then likely lactobacillus reuteri was in it.
It kills off the one group of bacteria causing the most trouble: Gammaproteobacteria.
Probiotics help me with my stomach issues and keep me regular. It works for me and do what works for you. I used to have chronic stomach issues and using probiotics help me with my bloating and uncomfortable stomach aches. I would definitely keep using it.
add probiotics food
Which brand do you recommend?
I have the same issues, may I ask how many pills a day you take and the brand, I use Genuine Health. Thanks
@@MariaVisei have bloody stool mucus
In scared i might have crohns disease or IBS
im diabetic im scared
Im bloated overweight
Same, but I switched to water kefir grains instead and it's much more effective
All i know:
No probiotic, no poop
With probiotic, hello poop
Same. ❤
Are u saying as long as u poop good the probiotic works and that brand doesn't matter?
The ingredients, tyoe and number of bacteria def matters and will make the difference.@@walletphonekeys
my child always gets bloated issue with probiotics , turn out gluten was the issue
@@u007jamesI started the Nouri brand that’s gluten free and haven’t had any issues!
this is why little knowledge is dangerous
The irony in this is just painful...
@@MarkyIsNow Please share your knowledge then
Yeah, this guy is hopeless. Firstly, there is a very wide range. There is not a single probiotic. He's arguing against something he's made up. His 2nd argument (how could a small amount of something like bacteria have a large impact on a body - 'teaspoon in the ocean')... I suggest he reads (and tries to understand) ANY book on bacteriology. A tiny amount of bacteria could wipe out a whole species or ecosystem. It has a property of replicating quickly - it's known for it and every medical professional knows it. Most people know it, and that's where the expectation he is referring to comes from.
@@psiro7966 I kind of felt some sort of relief reading your comment because my years of consistently drinking Yakult has not been a waste of time and money after all. 😃
A great alternative to probiotics which often have low success rates is fermented foods like yogurt, kefir, kombucha, etc. There's great studies by Erica Sonnenburg which goes into details about this!
Those are probiotic foods. And prebiotic foods as well.
This is how at 46 I lost 30 lbs. When you do this it regulates your blood sugar so you get no cravings. It's awesome.
@@BeeRich33what's the difference?
@@littlehomeforest5972 Prebiotics is a massive study right now, especially for GM probiotic bugs. Probiotics are added bugs themselves.
@@littlehomeforest5972 And doctors don't do a fraction of studies that proper microbiologists do.
Probiotics help me a lot with side affects of antibiotics.
Prebiotic fiber is probably one of the best things that you can do for your gut health. Prebiotics help your natural gut flora to flourish, it’s like food specifically for your gut bacteria. I have IBS and my stools were consistently watery and unhealthy for over 2 years. I started taking prebiotic fiber supplements (different than probiotics) and started adding more fiber to my diet. Along with taking Psyllium husk every so often when I’m irregular. Fiber is literally such an amazing thing that people do not talk about. It’s best to get your fiber from your diet, but supplements help for days that you don’t have as much.(This is for other viewers, not for dr.Karan. He already knows about this stuff lol)
Thankyou I think I have IBD. My body react to various food causing loot of pain last for days if I eat certain food. Struggling for 3 yrs now.
Damn, you've got grass, moss, trees and flowers growing in your gut? You must be zero emission, eh?
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I've had the exact same problem and Psyllium fiber is the only thing, either than eating fibers in all of my meals, that helps me
You must have just missed what he said completely. Lmfao. Probiotics in general are the biggest scam on the damn planet. Just like vitamins most of them. Now there are the select few that actually do work. But they still don't work as well as they're claiming they do. Most probiotics and most vitamins you end up passing them before they ever break down. So you're spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on vitamins a year for nothing. Probiotics is the same thing. There's no way somebody can custom make a probiotic that fits everybody when everybody's microbiome so individual and so unique and also so vast. There's no way, like he said it would be like taking a teaspoon of sugar and putting it into the ocean and expecting it to taste sweet. That's exactly right. But if you do your research on this stuff you'll see exactly what he's talking about me personally I already had a really good idea about it because I was in college so you learn about all that garbage in your core classes but you know it's always good to know what you're putting in your body or what you think you're putting in your body.
Hang on. Unlike sugar, bacteria multiply and spread. So I don't think it's a fair comparison.
Doctors talk as they think..
I think you have to keep in mind that the other bacteria he mentions also multiply. So the ratio is still present
Probiotics are in the gut, the probiotics in the supplements/drinks etc. aren't the type that survive in the gut and introducing new bacteria to your gut takes quite a while of repeat exposure to build up its population
I wonder if he says the same sentiment about prescriptions he writes for his patients. So many medicine that they don’t understand how they fully work and still hand those out. Why wouldn’t you risk taking a pro vs taking anti?
It's not about changing your gut biome, it's about regulating it. It's like a multivitamin for your gut. Probiotics definitely work!
They’re wonderful. I suffered from acne on my face for 4 years but now my skin looks amazing, no redness and full of glow. All from probiotics.
@@crunchwrapsupreme9372hii can u please share which probiotic u took?
@@crunchwrapsupreme9372 nice..which brand did you use?
@@crunchwrapsupreme9372which probiotic u used?
I also suffer from acne and pimple
@@crunchwrapsupreme9372which probiotics did you use?
I like this dr but he tends to say stuff like this when the truth is because they are unregulated you can’t make a universal statement like this about them. Many of the probiotic supplements sold OTC contain dead or inactive bacteria, meaning it of course does nothing because the point of introducing bacteria is for it to reproduce and it has to be alive and active to do that. We don’t have very large studies on probiotics because of their uncontrolled nature and a lack of funding and interest. As a man of medical science it’s better to say “I don’t know, because there’s no evidence that this works” than to say “it doesn’t work.”
If you’re not taking this dudes advice raise your hand🙋♀️ .
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This guy's pretty bad with this kind of stuff. He mostly generalizes everything.
Agreed in this case. It does depend what your eating and other factors. For example over seas on vacation when I’m eating farm grown crops and rarely processed foods I would argue I have no need for any supplement for digestion but now at home in Chicago, I need to supplement to maintain regularity 😉.
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🙋🏽♂️you got a man?
All I know is:
I don't take probios, I ice cream makes me sick.
I do take probios, I can eat ice cream.
All I know it's that bacteria grows exponentially and can accept external DNA
Is your probio named Lactaid ?
@BigD. Enzymes
If you're talking about lactose, then no. Lactase, the enzyme does is. Not a bacteria.
@BigD. Exactly lol I'm so surprised at the amount of people in these comments telling an actual doctor that he's wrong (basically) and forgetting the fact that the placebo effect is an actual thing 😂
Look man, if I take a probiotic I don’t get the squirts, if I didn’t take the probiotic my poor butthole would be like a sprinkler every morning
What probiotic are you using? I'm in a similar situation? Been using culturelle for the past 2 weeks. Taking it twice daily, but doesn't seem to be making much of a difference
Sorry it’s really hard for me to believe anyone whether a professional or not when it comes to things like this. I say that because I see such a big difference in my body and how I feel when on pro and pre biotics. I understand if everyone doesn’t need them if they have a really well balanced diet but the truth is most of the population doesn’t, look at the ingredients in all the food in the store (preservatives and sugar all work against the good bacteria) than most people are on medications whether it’s antibiotics or other meds they have to take daily that can effect their vowels movements and cause. Instigation or effect gut health. If I don’t take a pre or pro biotic in severely constipated and the only other thing that works is miralax so I would rather do the probiotics than miralax every other day. This isn’t a placebo effect, I can’t trick my body to be constipated or cramp up and why would I want to spend money on something that I don’t need. I’m on a very limited income but make sure I have the money for them to be comfortable. I have since been changing my diet too, I am a naturally thin person, very thin but not healthy, I’m genetically thin, don’t work out and ate junk for so many years because high metabolism I guess but now realize eating healthy isn’t just for those who want to lose weight but it’s important for everyone if you want to feel your best and stay illness free. I started to drink plain kefir, fermented things like kombucha and so on.
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They helped my stomach issues and my intense hunger 🤷♀️
Could be a placebo effect
Placebo really common
@Adil Tk Could be something else they have done before taken prebiotic. Most people try a bunch of things to fix an issue. Me saying it could also implies that it probably did help
If the hunger pains hurt it might be an ulcer. Be careful
@@skmanny2525if it's gone it's gone, doesn't really matter what mechanism is being used
I'm gonna keep taking my pre and probiotics...OTC, if I don't, I'm not pooping regularly. I drink plenty of water and eat pretty well, prebiotics help me, and I take one's geared towards women health as well.
Well, I agree.
It isn’t one size fits all, everyone’s biome is different! And any reputable shops will tell you that, and any doctor will tell you that- don’t know what’s it’s like in other countries- but doctors where I am certainly aren’t benefiting from recommending probiotics to patients.
We’ve come a long way. There are now probiotics available that come from human source and not cow or pig which has even more promising claims. We have now tried fecal transplant- all in the name of helping to regulate a damaged biome- and positive clinical results coming forth each day. I agree proceed with caution- don’t look at it as a one size fits all, don’t put all your hope into a simple pill hoping that it will change your life, absolutely rule out ALL possible other issues before going a holistic route. I don’t see probiotics becoming strictly regulated by the fda any time soon, and that SHOULD be taken into consideration.
But at what point does millions of anecdotes/personal experience about the same thing start to signify something positive that we should really be looking into more? It’s too many people- receiving no financial benefit from sharing their experiences too try to scare people away from it.
My Doc told me to take a probiotic with antibiotics to prevent C-diff. I ignored the advice, thought “whatever”, I ended up w/ C-diff! Now I take probiotics every time I take antibiotics without fail.
Imagine Antibiotics nuking the bacteria population in your guts , the moment the good bacteria that kept C-diff in check are gone , it becomes the Wild West for C-diff .
I have hepatorenal syndrome and I am on anti biotics daily. My GI is all screwed up due to the end stage liver/kidney disease and had the worse GERD. No medicine was working. My gut flora was probably wiped out for the last year since i kept nesrly dying due to SBP and had C Diff a few times so would get loaded up on strong antibiotics.
About 10 weeks ago i tried yogurt for calories and protein but settled on a yorgurt drink... About 10 days later my acid became non existent. I still have issues eating and gut issues but it has helped overall tremendously.
Now I drink 8oz of full fat Kefir. It is delicious and it helped when other things did nothing.
REMEMBER people find the right probiotics too! I need to try prebiotics as well.
@@dianapennepacker6854 I’m sorry to hear that about your health. I’m glad that the yogurt helped some. I hope that you have more good days than not. Take care
I started taking probiotics everyday in the form of yogurt and already was trying to be consistent with a high fiber diet (it’s really hard in this modern world sometimes) and was taking benefiber everyday already. Putting benefiber in yogurt helps me stir the two good fruit yogurt I get and makes yogurt taste more enjoyable because I stir it throughly to try to mix in the benefiber. It also makes me feel better than when I just eat the yogurt without it (maybe this doctor can explain why that happens). I have tried probably 10 different types and brands of probiotics total and the only one that has actually worked for me is benefiber advanced that has a bacillus coagulans probiotic and guar gum for fiber. I don’t know why it works for me. (I have IBS+C and I can’t take psyllium husk because it dehydrates me even when I think I drink enough water.) I take the benefiber advanced every morning and evening and each half day I feel increasingly better. The Culturelle box that was next to the Benefiber Advanced (before I purchased it) said to take probiotics during antibiotic used and 10 days after. I trust that brand because it’s helped me before, so I tried using the advice. I stopped feeling like I was going to die after 4 days of using it (including 2 days after I finished the antibiotic). Today I’m halfway through the 10 days of using benefiber advanced post finishing the antibiotic. I breathing a bit better and since yesterday I’ve been feeling like I can hold onto stamina again. Better is that the powder makes plain water taste like almond flavored milk. There are so many get better fast scams out there but what’s helping me most is soups, plenty of water, a bit of spice (energy and sinus relief maybe though its been in Mexican style soups with lots of vegetables and a bit of meat), produce (both dried and fresh), occasional meat, yogurt, candied ginger (I personally consume a lot but everyone has a different tolerance), whole grains, miso soup (fermented) mixed with matcha, rest, and daily walks. It’s really super simple that eating healthy and moving around helps with getting better.
That's an exception if you take antibiotics. But if you don't take nasty antibiotics in the first place, a probiotic wouldn't be needed. Strengthen and build your immune system so you won't get infections. And won't have to take an antibiotic. That's fixing the root of the issue.
I usually use probiotics when I have heartburn or feel nauseous, it almost always helps.
Please tell me specifically which brands
@@frankiecicero8742 We get glen oaks kefir almost exclusively.
@@frankiecicero8742You're replying to a 9 month old comment. The person is most likely dead by now.
pro and pre-biotics have been a game changer for me
Please tell me specifically which brands
@@frankiecicero8742Think for yourself buddy
Yakult helped my bloating! Can see my 6 pack now.
Sometimes even the experts are wrong.
Experts are just relaying information to the best of their understanding. Sometimes, we gain a better understanding of the situation when new knowledge becomes available. Then, what once was expert information is now deemed as foolish and misinformation. And we forget that the knowledge we once knew is actually the stilts we use to understand what we know now.
Dr Karan is just trying to bait replies. I have been taking FlowFlora probiotics everyday and my life has improved dramatically.
@@milkshakeflakecoolio, this was a nice read thanks.
@@milkshakeflake that is true
Always consult your personal physician...after a blood work panel your Dr will inform you of your vitamin count...social media drs are not your personal Dr..
Probiotics can be very important for your health and was even recommended by my gastro-enterologist doctor. Reason being that inflamed intestines have a low variety or good gut and intestinal bacteria. Probiotics are basically exactly what counters this issue.
Absolutely, but a pill won't do that for you, only a healthy diet can. The best Probiotic are healthy food and PREbiotics inside it.
@@cristhian4545 probiotics aren't pills. Probiotics are fermented foods
Cristhian where do you think the bacteria in the capsules comes from? Its not from thin air, i can tell you.
This doctor knows fuck-all if he thinks probiotics dont have any place.
@@cristhian4545gut probiotics combined with yogurt have really helped my gut problems.
Please tell me specifically which brands
Hard disagree here. Probiotics have drastically improved my stomach issues and even helped my mood. There’s well documented research here. Sounds like he doesn’t know what he’s talking about here.
The benefits of probiotic is within the strain it contains. Each bacterial strain in a probiotic product has a specific effect (e.g initiate anti-inflammatory response by lining the intestinal cells or whichever effect it may be). The strain must be extensively studied too and have strong evidence base. You can't just market a probiotic with 15 strains in it and expect it to work. Some effects of each strain can antagonize other strains.
So after an unavoidable course of antibiotics that strip ones body of infection along with most bacteria, what would you suggest I take? A happy pill?
@MouseMenace Absolute right you are ,work mates ,family ,friends ,myself have experienced just what you wrotte , and 99 of the commenters seems they have experience that too. He cannot fool us
Actually my doctor tells me to take them, I'm on methotrexate and biological injection medication and these are important to help my gut, a long with folic acid. I had a doctor before, old school who didn't even believe in probiotic folic acid, he said its a drop in the ocean too but he cost me a bone in my wrist, nearly my teeth and thinning hair, once on the supplement it seriously helped me and have much improved health since.
Just be careful, there was even a doctor against triple vaccines for babies before, only he fake the science and sold the single doses to parents instead and made a lot of money. He can't practise here now but still does in the states.
He says in another short that it's good for certain people:)
In your case it's recommended. But most people don't need it
What are the best probiotics for constant stomach pain and nausea? Maybe you could ask your doctor for me I don’t have access to one 😢
@@frankiecicero8742follow Dr Berg on here. He has his own supplements too
I actually did feel like taking probiotic supplements helped me recover from digestive issues that I had been having for several weeks after having antibiotics.
I wasn't really trying anything else at that moment so I don't think it could have been something else instead. It didn't take long after I started taking them for it to get better.
Is there any logic to that or was that still just a coincidence/placebo?
No, it did actually work. Once these new probiotics enter the intestines they can start to multiply if you take them with fibre. You don't know which probiotic is deficient so you have to try multiple strains. You can take a fecal test but that is a thousand dollars.
Well after antibiotics everything has been wiped out. So a probiotic is better than nothing. But consider using food next time like yogurt ( even nondairy yogurts have probiotics) and fermented food like kimchi etc. to replace those probiotics and the food is nourishing. Additionally it’s cheaper than buying expensive powder counterparts.
Kefir is the one you should be getting and drinking, that is the best. It cured most of my stomach trouble not caused by horrible anxiety and even helped some of the anxiety go away
That's because your existing biome in your 'ocean' gets wiped out when you take antibiotics and when you take prebiotic supplements after wards you are restarting mircobiome desert.
Someone who already have a gut teaming with an existing microbial population, taking a pill will only get whatever in that pill be competed out by the existing biome
you might have been the one that it actually fit, but his point is that it's not going to work for everybody, because not everybody else is like you.
then please explain that as soon as I started taking it. my body feels better and I've stopped puking EVERY MORNING which was happening EVERY DAY FOR YEARS . please explain that
That's because you have a medical condition. He's talking about people who take them for no reason. Most people don't need them.
Doctors do fecal transplant in certain cases.
Edit: thanks for the correction.
fecal transplant*
What is that
@@smit17xp
Putting a bit of poop from a healthy humans intestines into a sick person's intestines.
@@SaintOtter I see
@@SaintOtter not always, sometimes me and my uncle do it with each other and we’re both healthy
I donno... I have had real positive observed results with my supplement. Greatly helped me debloat in so many occasions...
It can work for a select group of people with specific conditions. If you feel it works for you, great. Anecdotal evidence is not often translated to wide population
@@DrKaran just a Q... Fermented foods are recommended but not supplements?
@@DrKaran That’s entirely the point. Specific strains are documented to support specific conditions. Using the “teaspoon of sugar in an ocean” doesn’t work in this scenario.
Which probiotic did u take??
He is saying taking general probiotics, not taking specific ones for your issues has a downside. Taking regulated, specific strains can really help.
I am just wondering how you re-populate your gut after needing vancomycin for severe c diff infection? Or, for that matter, how do you treat any acute diarrhea resulting from antibiotic use? Is there a prescription probiotic? Or do you think everyone should have a transplant from a human source. This is a very serious question
I saw your comment, it might help if I tell you that fecal transplant cures microbiom, talk to your GI doctor and see if you qualify for transplant. It is free and works faster than probiotics. So technically they do enema on you to empty the entire bowel then they put a small amount of poo from healthy donors into you. Recovery period is 3 days without pain.
Yeah. Completely convinced now that doctors say this so we have to keep going to them and big pharma for treatment. He knows DAMN WELL that probiotics work and you will never convince me otherwise.
"It's easier to fool someone than to convince them they've been fooled"
"You'll never convince me otherwise" thanks for proving my point g
@@Jay-cq5qrso if someone has an issue and whenever they take supplements it helps, does that make them stupid?
@@Jay-cq5qr The gas lighting is crazy. I see something with my own eyes and experience it with my own body but you mad you can’t convince me it didn’t happen? Keep drinking the kool aid if it tastes good to you buddy.
@@sleepingrogue4130 well you're born with whatever IQ you have, going to school dosen't raise it. So in your case, the answer is "yes"
@@sleepingrogue4130 "you'll never convince me otherwise" = hard headed and unwilling to learn. So I'd say that is stupidity, aka lack of knowledge
Thank GAWD for Dr. BERG XOXOXO
Although Dr. Gundry may have misleading statements, can we admit his voice is awesome and is like a Disney characters voice
Micro biome is a growing field of biology that’s super interesting, a great book is “I contain multitudes” by Ed Young, I’m not a biologist but this book makes it easy to read and understand. Would highly recommend if anyone is interested in learning more about the micro biome.
Probiotics completely cleared up the acne on my cheeks
What probiotics did you use?
What probiotic did u use? Pls reply
@@komalagrawal2842get the probiotic with the most amount of strains. Not the cheap ones that only have 1 or 2 strains. You want to get as many strains as possible, like 20+. Take lots of pills.
It works.
Same.
They've helped me immensely....
It's not like walking into a shop and getting a suit. It's like walking into a shop and finding the right cloth. Depending on you certain colonies form more than the others in your gut. So don't be afraid to use them.
Probiotic helped with my lactose Intolerance
Introduction of necessary strains can make a huge difference. Stronger varietals as well might be needed. Remember, it’s a numbers game amongst many species.
I have been suffering from severe ibs and related gi issues. I never took Probiotics for over 3 years. I started taking them and my gi issues are better now.
No, i expect the suit to look differently when i put it on as opposed to someone else wearing it. I expect my microbiome to react differently to the probiotic as well. Water's a very good example of this: we all grow and live different even though we consume the same building block every single day.
What about probiotic food like yogurts and kombucha that advertise lots of living probiotic organisms.
They don't go through, they dissolve with the acid. They gotta be in a pill form that can resist the acid
I think kimchi, Sauerkraut (& other fermented food) are called prebiotic not probiotic. Probiotics are healthy bacteria & the prebiotic is their food. So you supply your gut bacteria with good food for them to thrive & multiply
Good way of explaining it, thank u
What about "poop pills" or fecal transplant? What's your opinion Dr. Karan?
They conveniently fail to bring that up when they talk about supplements not doing anything lmao
Where are these podcasts uploaded? I want to watch full versions
Same
Kefir, Sauerkraut, cabbage in all forms and recipes, sourdough, white yoghurt - all good probiotics for cheap money...
Most store bought Sauerkraut is pasteurized though. Just make your own. It's really easy and cheap too.
As someone with crohns disease I can say probiotic supplements have helped me. I get less of a reaction when I eat foods that don't agree with me and just helps with overall digestion
I was on IV vancomycin for a necrotic infection and then I went on another more targeted antibiotic after that and when I got out of hospital I was constantly getting sick, I even ended up with a group G strep infection that reoccured twice. My surgical team recommended I take a course of probiotics and after about 4 daily doses, I stopped getting sick all the time.
What’s the option of getting a pro and prebiotic since over the counter is not good?
I just make homemade yoghurt to improve the health of my gut. It's a good natural probiotic.
Well said! No one really talks about this.
Introduction of a collection of organisms is a way to make sure they are there. Prebiotics help populations remain healthy.
That same logic can be applied to regulated antibiotics. An antibiotic is prescribed for any and everyone that has an infection, but everybody's body is different. To answer the question, yes, people do go into a shop (Doctors' office) and take whatever is prescribed to them believing that they will work, although it's not specifically tailored to their DNA, microbiome, gender, or any other characteristic that needs to be considered.
Dr. Karan, I'd love your input on dairy. Is whole milk safe to drink frequently?
Taking them took me to ER. I love this doctor. So upfront and knowledgeable
How much sugar would it take to make the ocean taste? Sweet, let's start a non-profit pr
Probiotics helped cure my periodontal disease. After I had Covid I had badly receding gums.
I expect any decent probiotic to occupy vacant space and keep me from getting c diff after a course of antibiotics.
You can eat natural yoghurt (greek yoghurt, Turkish yoghurt.....)instead.
It also got plenty of probiotics but has no sugar and it's cheaper.
The problem is alot of it gets destroyed by the stomach acids rather than get absorbed
@@thegreatRDU That depends entirely on the strain of bacteria used to make the yoghurt.
Thank you very much for your advice
Probiotic helped me a lot with my digestive issues.
I had my appendix removed. I heard it is responsible for populating your gut with beneficial bacteria. Is it true? What can we do to help our gut without the appendix?
Drink Kefir!!!! I drank half a bottle a day for a few weeks then switched to 1/4th a bottle a day
This is BS. When I take it consistently, I no longer have constipation or bloating. If it’s like a teaspoon in the ocean, why does it help ? 🙄
Hi Sir! from where we can buy probiotic? I don’t know anymore what to do. Thank you!
Probiotic means bye bye doctors
Exactly❤
Exactly this 🤍
Please tell me specifically which brands
@@gerard7417 Please tell me specifically which brands
@@MichaelTheGlastadenchii Please tell me specifically which brands
Why put grass seed on a flourishing lawn and expect it to look greener?
This is the consequences of being toooo smart, intelligence starts leaking out
I am making probiotic yogurt in my instant pot right now - 2 capsules of probiotic + inulin fiber + 3 % milk with lactose. Leave it to ferment for 24 hours. It works wonders for me.
Medications works this way. So do magica gloves. One size pill fits all sizes, genders and ages. Just don't take a one size fits all probiotic because now it's a problem. Pills are fine...
DTS prescribing a huge amount antibiotics screws up that system 😊
Bacteria grows exponentially, so yes the amount you add is small, leave it 5 hours and It will be that amount ^ 10
Plus bacteria can take your DNA on that simbiosis, they are open to that
Well they need to hurry up and get us all the prescription healthy fecal suppositories.
Oh no in my opinion that’s just for people that have C diff facile
I want to watch this full video. Will you be uploaded soon please?
I have IBS, and probiotics help. When I stop using probiotica, then my IBS is back. It is not for everyone perhaps, but it helps me.
This doctor? I have not met him, so he hasnt helped me at all.
Why did you stop making long youtube videos? I really liked them
Many people take probiotics and gained benefits yet this guy is saying it is useless. So called expert 🤦
Probiotics really work...
I took bio kult and it worked amazing, it cured my sister IBS almost instantly. However we both headaches, found out it was due to the hexheimer effects. Basically bad bacteria dyingg off. Headaches went away in no time. Amazing stuff. ..
Yes, but the bacteria from the brobiotic multiply in the body and there are many more of them later.
This guy saves me so much money!!
That ocean analogy is priceless and on point.
Why, does sugar proliferate? Do you have any clue how fast bacteria can grow?
@@Da4mulaexactly. Far from being on point lol
so is there a way to counteract that? would tailor made probiotics work?
Just eat better
Yes, but we are far from having tailored probiotics
@@DrKaran cool, I personally don't use them but it would be interesting to hear you talk about potential ways it could be done, if any. Thanks for answering
Kefir!!
So... more poo transplants and less probiotics? *shuddering*
Doctors prescribe probiotics only after an antibiotic course 😂😂
This Doctor Is a Gem 💎
Truly trying to spread knowledge
Not really, he's a general surgeon and speaks like he's an expert gastroenterologist...
I take probiotics so I don’t feel bloated and now I don’t feel bloated 🤷🏽♂️
SO WHAT KIND OR BRAND PROBIOTICS PREBIOTICS , DO YOU RECOMMEND , BECAUSE I DO NOT COUNT ON DOCTORS
I think you are Soo handsome Doctor God bless !
During menopause, I would get yeast infections. Probiotics helped me a lot.
What about kefir? I am not claiming that it would help everyone but it seems to help me.
I think this short missed the part where he said probiotics are good in specific cases.
After having colin surgery because of peritonitis after a break in my intestines and needing emergency surgery to survive, I need probiotics in order for my body to process food. It’s very simple based on what happens when I run out and don’t get to the store for replacements….and my board certified dr’s agree.
Doctors expect us to fill out one-size-fit-all history forms before our visits with them. It sucks.
you don't have to fill out the hundred questions about your medical history before you get seen?
maybe you should find a different doctor... just a suggestion.
@@ninij9692 yea you do lmao
@@ninij9692 Forms like a check list for a robot.
Well, having basic health history information is a good start for diagnosis and treatments. That's why you *also* speak with your doctor after filling out the paperwork.
FACTS! Yes these doctors think we are all the same. I can guess the outcome of my visits before I leave. 9 times out of 10 I am right.
Probiotics from anywhere don’t matter over the counter. It always works and you can tell when you go.
Dermatologist and doctors want to kill the gut bacteria by prescribing antibiotics so they all put down easy fixes.
Agreed, I disagree with this doctor, they profit off of medication. My life basically almost got ruined by anti-depressants. I don’t trust mainstream doctors anymore.
I have extremely bad ibs, last few years(20 year old, extremely fit male).
Buscopan seems to be the only thing to stop spasms but probiotics seem to help but 100% don’t fix the problem.
I have very bad pains sporadically in the mornings and if I don’t eat regularly my stomach fills with gas.
No doctors have been able to help and I am wondering what your advice is ?
I hope you are feeling better. I had IBS and what helped was practiing fasting. Look up autophagy for gut repair. There is science to back this up. It increases cell turn over so it promotes healing. It wouldn't hurt to give it a try. I wish you the best and hope this helps.
Try a probiotic called Alflorex - its got a strong evidence base in IBS and good success rate
Also check out the book ‘The Probiotic diet’
I had severe IBS but thankfully my gastroenterologist treated it with diet. It’s been 25 years since I stopped eating beef and pork and deep fried foods, and I also eat more fiber. I very rarely have a flare up. But keep in mind IBS is stress induced so sleep is very important, also prayer & meditation. As it pertains to this video, one thing I cannot tolerate is probiotics. It’s a mystery, I have tried several kinds over the years until my doctor finally told me to stop taking them since I eliminate regularly.
Probiotics can help a lot in people who take daily medication. I feel so much better when I take them. I take 40-80 billion daily.