Hi Lori,
This just goes to prove the fact that everyone develops a different bacterial footprint from birth to early childhood and everyone does not respond the same to the same strains. I know it can be frustrating especially when you had such great results and they did not. Some people get gas and bloating when starting a probiotic formula because the bacteria is fermenting and actually working. They probably have a bad balance inside to start with and they need to go slower than you at re-establishing a good balance. Although 15 billion is not a real excessive amount, they may be so imbalanced that just that bit is throughing thier intestinal system into a tizzy! If they continue, maybe one every other day or so those symptoms should reside., Also – their diet may not be as good as yours – they may be eating alot of sugar that will respond with the bacteria by producing even more fermentation.
We all want to help our families and friends – diet is a great place to start. It can be difficult at times. Glad you had such a great result, keep up spreading the word.
Your friend with the constipation may want to not only look at her diet but also yes the bacteria balance,parasites, the omega oils, fiber, water, exercise, medications, physiological reasons. Lots of reasons in todays lifestyle for chronic constipation. She could do the Comprehensive Stool Analysis -CSA – to really get a good look inside to figure out where it may be coming from. This is a great test – the closest you get to having a little window to the gut to see inside. If it was only that easy! Go to labtestingdirect.com and have her get the CSA with parasitology – they have the best prices for this test and extra discount if you use code "watson". Let me know – after she gets results I can help make suggestions on what to do.
Brenda Watson
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