Please take your extremely expensive 4 hour work week inspired probiotic to some other forum. I have seen you trying to sell this stuff in several different posts. You can make a liter of sauerkraut for about $US 1.50( Fermented Foods Thread) or you can buy Stonyfield yogurt that has 6 different live cultures in it for about $US 3.50. Your product costs $US 86 for 30 pills and there is no evidence to suggest that these inexpensive, traditional alternatives are any less efficacious.
Quote: (11-28-2013 07:49 PM)The Lizard of Oz Wrote:
You need to get this probiotic:
VSL3
It's the most potent probiotic available and its efficacy has been demonstrated in multiple studies. It is often curative for things like colitis. Get your GI to prescribe it to you and start taking the prescription strength formulation.
You can review the following page and pubmed links from it:
http://www.vsl3.com/discover.asp
Summary:
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How does VSL#3 work?
According to the latest definition, a probiotic has to 'confer a benefit to the host.' The following benefits are taken from studies of VSL#3.
VSL#3 acts as a protective barrier in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. link
VSL#3 works by colonizing the GI tract with optimal quantities and types of probiotic bacteria. These bacteria adhere to the walls of the GI tract and form a barrier that protects the inner layer of the gut from pathogens. Pathogens release toxic substances that can cause a reduction in the number and type of bacteria in the intestine, which can affect a person's intestinal health.
The human GI tract has thousands of billions of resident bacteria called commensal bacteria. In order to change the composition of this gut flora in a positive way, an extremely large amount of probiotic bacteria is necessary. VSL#3 is the only probiotic preparation that delivers enough bacteria to beneficially affect the gut flora in patients with serious intestinal disorders.
VSL#3 bacteria make it all the way through the GI tract.
Further reading:
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At the cellular level, VSL#3 positively affects a variety of substances that are involved in gut function. This is important to ensure the correct absorption of nutrients and to maintain barrier function.
Finally, evidence suggests that VSL#3 can reduce intestinal permeability by tightening the junctions between the cells in the outer layer of the intestine which reduces the likelihood of translocation (pathogens moving from the intestine into the blood).