Saccharomyces Success!
About 7 years ago, I had an ulceration in my lower colon (sigmoid) and was ultimately hospitalized for it hemmoraging. Mega doses of antibiotics, both oral and intravenous were used in treatment, without any confirmed diagnosis of bacterial infection. After 7 years of battling gastrointestinal issues, despite a closely adhered high fiber diet (35g daily), I had almost resigned myself to a life of symptomatic IBS/ibd and accepted being imprisoned to enduring countless trips to the bathroom each day. I researched and researched some more, and finally arrived at discovering what I believed was my culprit(s); iron overload and a completely devastated gut flora. I donated blood (twice) and began taking Jarrow Formulas Saccharomyces Boulardii, along with another high quality 14 strain probiotic. I'm happy to share that virtually all of my IBS symptoms (which can mimic irritable bowel syndrome to a T) have been largely reversed. While I'm not 100% positive if the iron dump (through my blood donation) is the reason, or if was the saccharomyces boulardii, or even both. I'm going to continue monitoring my serum iron levels and donate blood when they reach the upper end of normal measurements as well as continuing my probiotic regiment. If you are having unresolved issues which even remotely sound like mine, get your iron levels checked and give this probiotic a try. It's one of the most common modalities used by gastroenterologists to treat most all intestinal diseases and disorders. Good luck... and Happy Trails
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