Postby MissMolly » Thu Mar 29, 2018 12:26 am
Beck:
Your foul-smelling and excessive gas likely is due to bacterial overgrowth or imbalance of the necessary “good”/beneficial bacterial that constitutes the GI tract’s normal flora.
The bacterial flora of the digestive tract serves as the home base for the body’s immune system and immune response. The immune system is housed in the digestive tract.
Not all commercially available probiotics are equal.
I have had significant surgical altering of my digestiv tract, which has affected both my GI tract motility (frequent obstructions due to adhesions; hypermotility and rapid transit time; short guy syndrome) and the types of foods that I can eat/consume - all of which play havoc on maintaining a healthy bacterial flora. I have had consultations with any number of physicians, naturopaths, dietitians, and integrative medicine providers. Here’s what has benefitted me the most:
A. Kiefer. Kiefer is a drinkable yogurt that has a high concentration of “good”/beneficial bacteria.
B. Make a concentrated effort to reduce your intake of simple sugars and simple carbohydrates (table sugar, carbonated soft drinks, fruit juices, white bread, cakes and cookies, saltine crackers, white potatoes, white pasta, breakfast cereals with more than 6 grams of sugar per serving, highly processed foods) and increase your intake of complex carbohydrates (whole grains products, Triscut crackers, steel cut oatmeal, shredded wheat cereal, whole wheat pasta, sweet potatoes).
Bacteria in the gut “feed” on simple sugars as their source of cellular energy. The foul smell and putrid odor of intestinal gas is owing to the metabolic byproducts/waste produced by the bacterial flora in the gut and is a sign of an imbalance of “good” and “less than good” bacteria. The goal to eliminating smelly gas is to repopulate the digestive tract with “good” bacteria.
C. Invest in a quality probiotic. My Palliative Care physician highly recommends the probiotic VSL #3, and I have been amazed by its benefits.
VSL #3 was available by prescription only until about a year ago.
It is a high potency probiotic. VSL#3 is the probiotic routinely used by individuals with inflammatory bowel disease (Chrone’s, ulcerative colitis) and individuals with malabsorption syndrome.
VSL #3 is now available over the counter without a prescription. Amazon carries VSL # 3 (where I purchase it) and has an informative written overview of VSL # 3 and its unique bacterial composite and targeted benefits.
- Karen -
Dear friend to Bella Piazza, former Colon Club member (NWGirl).
I have a permanent ileostomy and offer advice on living with an ostomy - in loving remembrance of Bella
I am on Palliative Care for broad endocrine failure + Addison's disease + osteonecrosis of both hips/jaw + immunosuppression. I live a simple life due to frail health.