Probiotics to Clean up My 'Flora'...

I have used a product from Melaleuca and it is great and do you want more information.............email me at ____@____.com

I am a Shaklee Independent Distributor and I take Shaklee probiotic AND prebiotics every single day. I would not travel without extra. They can make a huge difference, even with food poisoning. I also carry a product called "Stomach Soothing Complex" which is basically peppermint and ginger. I take it after meals to calm the stomach. It can help with nausea too. let me know if you would like links to look at these products.

I personally use

1. dairy kefir. I make my own (really cheap that way) and prefer that to yogurt. Kefir was like 5 times the probiotics of yogurt.

2. water kefir. I got the grains from 'cultures for health' and it's really easy and cheap to make from home.

3. kombucha - another cheapie to make at home and expensive to buy at the store. Start out small with this and work your way up.

4. fermented foods - sauerkraut, kim chee, etc. Once again, easy to make at home but somewhat expensive to buy at the store.

(note: you can buy cultures for all 4 of the above at cultures for health. I am not affiliated with the company but happy with their products. They will work with you and answer questions. What they sell is basically a lifetime supply - if you take care of the grains/starters, they will last a lifetime)

5. Bio-kult probiotics are supposed to be the best available.

6. at one point in my life, I was on a 21 day antibiotic regimen. About a month later, I was having problems. I couldn't eat because I constantly felt full but I was starving because I hadn't eaten. I was on the floor with painful cramps - I couldn't walk upright it was so bad. I went to my DO and he told me to take Natren's trinity. It's wasn't cheap but it worked, and fast. But the best way is to take 1-4 instead of supplements.

Melaleuca has a great regimen...........www.melaleuca.com........if you would like more info, let me know......

Have a great and safe trip, sounds fun.....

I take products from Advocare. If interested I can give you additional info. Just send me a message with your email address.

I use GoodBelly non dairy probiotic drinks daily, along with a multi vit by Rainbow Light called Women's One (once daily) Food based Multi vitamin which also has enzymatic & pro-b support. I take an omega 3 fish oil daily which also seems to help keep things balanced and if I get a little out of whack I use a Lecithin gelcap which is good for the heart too and seems to keep me very regular. I also try to avoid all dairy as it's extremely hard on the digestive system, since we stop making the enzyme to digest milk after the age of 2. GoodBelly has a website where you can sign up for their 12 day (maybe its 13?) program and they send you coupons, and at the end of that tiem they send you two coupons in the mail. one for $1 off, and one for a free quart, splash kids or Plus 4pack, your choice. Plus there are LOTS Of yummy flavors.They also have now Go packs where you put the powder in water (for when you travel) ....there is another go pack powder like that which I think is made by Garden of Life. Not sure. Love Pro-bs. They rock. (i'm also vegetarian, so having lots of fiber in my diet helps)

Hi H., How exciting, a trip to Zambia! I have had many problems with digestion and my mom as well. My son had terrible migraine headaches. My friend turned me onto a product named ZIJA made from the moringa plant. I have not had any stomach problems nor has my mom since we started on this drink. She was diagonised with IBS many years ago and had suffered terribly until we tried Zija. My sons migraines totally went away after 4 days of use. We had been going to nuerologist and on prescription med for two years without much relief before Zija. I became a distributor just to keep the cost down since all three of us are on it. It is a powder that you mix into water and drink on an empty stomach. It is all natural. It taste like green tea. It has a money back guarantee if you do not like the product. You can go to my web site to read more about the plant, product and it's medicinal abilities. www.mgackowski.myzija.com or just e-mail me if you have any questions. Have a wonderful safe trip.

The best one is kefir and yogurt. These are both readily available and won't break the bank. You can also eat fermented foods like kimchee or sauerkraut.

I eat these regularly and then when I've been sick, I pick up probiotics at the store and dose up on those. There are a ton of probiotics out there. You will find as many recommendations as recommenders, so do some research, talk to your health food store and pick one that you are happy with. You will always lose some of the strength of it just with storage and getting it into your gut, so just pick a reasonable one that is reasonably priced.

I drink Kombucha tea, which I brew myself. It's made from a SCOBY, a culture of live bacteria. A friend got me started with a SCOBY and once you have one you can keep making more. It's very cost effective.

I tried all sorts of pills and live cultures. I'm allergic to milk so I can't have yogurt. Of all the expensive and cheap things I tried, my home-brewed Kombucha tea has worked the best!

I live in Elgin so I could get you started with your own SCOBY (for free obviously). Let me know if you want one. You'll just have to look up how to brew your own, or I could tell you how I brew mine. It's easy!

We use Kefir, sauerkraut, Florastor and Pearl here.

You may look into the SCD diet and the GAPS diet- both for people with digestive issues that sometimes can't be diagnosed. I know they have helped a lot of people. One blog about eating for SCD that I enjoy is www.scdkat.com

Good luck!
M.

Hi H.,

I agree with Denise. I grew up, and all my life, had terrible digestive problems to the point of numerous hospitalizations and terrible additional conditions due to the doctors doing everything wrong. (I took several missions trips in the wrong physical condition and if I had it to do over again I would be asking the question you have asked!)

You need fiber, you need probiotic/prebiotic, and you need an absorbable mulitivitamin mineral complex. I am completely well now and ridding myself of other conditions that were side effects. Digestive issues can cause multiple health problems and you need to get them handled now, even if the trip to Zambia didn't exist. I can walk you through the regimen I took and you should be at an efficient level before you leave. The cost is negligible especially when you see the life long benefits. The products I used are great and do what they are supposed to.

Let me know and I can get you more information.

M.
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You have a lot of really helpful answers already and obviously people know a lot about this. I would suggest something a little simpler -- at least to get started. I would suggest an acidophilous capsule 2 x a day plus some fiber product. This is easy to do, there's no new and unusual food to learn about, and best of all, you should be able to toss a bottle of pills into your suitcase and bring it with you. As always, drink a lot of water. There are tons of different brands, but probiotics aren't really that complicated. You don't need to spend a ton of money. Something from the grocery store vitamin shelf should be fine, along w/ a fibercon pill for bulk. Good luck on the trip!