Bacteria all out of whack

I overdid it last week and flushed out all the good bacteria from my system. I've been swallowing acidolphilus capsules to replenish the good and drinking Pau D'Arco tea to get rid of yeast and thrush. In despersation, I took two tablespoons of what has to be the worst tasting liquid on the planet. It was liquid acidophilus that was supposed to taste like natural strawberry, but to me, it tasted and like blue cheese dressing that had been left out in the hot August sun for a month, eaten by goat, which then regurgitated it into the bottle for me to enjoy.

I seem to be doing okay now, but I'd like to take the capsules a few more days just to be on the safe side. Aside from that, what are the more topical albeit internal treatments I can use to create the natural bacterial flora (fauna, lollafalana)? I have a feeling that my Yoplait French Vanilla Yogurt isn't recommended. So what is the best course of action to take when you've overdone it?

I live in a big city with several natural foods/herb shops around town, so they carry items that smaller places do not. So if you know of anything, please let me know.

Thanks, Y'all. Have a great weekend.

Dianne

Us humans are amazingly resilient, so just lay off the bag for a few weeks and let yourself heal properly. Most yogurts will help to replenish or supplement the existing stuffs so I wouldn't stop eating 'em just because of this. I don't know how well a name brand will do since it's all pre-chewed and pre-digested for your consumption. I'd ask your local damn dirty hippie store for suggestions too.

Local damn dirty hippie? Hehe, you're so cute. I wasn't planning on eating the yogurt, Sweetie. 😃 I was thinking of ingesting it another way, but wasn't sure how much of it I should use and how long it should be held. Obviously it would have to be plain (not filled with sugars and fruits) and live active cultures. I was curious to know if anyone has any luck with emptying capsules into a bag to get the good bacteria higher in the colon or if anyone has found liquid acidophilius to be helpful.

I don't usually have this problem, but tried Dr. Bronner's for the first time in many years and I think it washed me out a little too well. I used more soap than I realized and it was pretty harsh on me. I'm so delicate. 😃 I usually stick with saline or herbal tea such as slippery elm, peppermint, gingko or pau d'arco and one or two others that have slipped my mind right now.

Does anyone have any experience with acidophilius capsules or liquid acidophilus working better or faster than pills, since it goes directly to the source of the problem?

I overdid it last week and flushed out all the good bacteria from my system. I've been swallowing acidolphilus capsules to replenish the good and drinking Pau D'Arco tea to get rid of yeast and thrush. In despersation, I took two tablespoons of what has to be the worst tasting liquid on the planet. It was liquid acidophilus that was supposed to taste like natural strawberry, but to me, it tasted and like blue cheese dressing that had been left out in the hot August sun for a month, eaten by goat, which then regurgitated it into the bottle for me to enjoy.

I seem to be doing okay now, but I'd like to take the capsules a few more days just to be on the safe side. Aside from that, what are the more topical albeit internal treatments I can use to create the natural bacterial flora (fauna, lollafalana)? I have a feeling that my Yoplait French Vanilla Yogurt isn't recommended. So what is the best course of action to take when you've overdone it?

I live in a big city with several natural foods/herb shops around town, so they carry items that smaller places do not. So if you know of anything, please let me know.

Thanks, Y'all. Have a great weekend.

Dianne

I'm sorry I didn't see this sooner. Actually, what you should have done is take three or four 8 oz PLAIN yogurt containers with ACTIVE cultures, mix it with a quart of water and take an enema, hold it for several minutes while massaging your abdomen and expelling it. The yogurt enema gets the acidophilus into the colon directly and they are not affected by the acid in the stomach. That would have done wonders for you in a hurry. One thing, you will have a few return trips to the toilet after expelling the main enema.

Did you also get a vaginal yeast infection? If so, just take a fingerful of the same plain yogurt and just smear it inside your vagina. That also works very quickly to restore proper bacteria to the vagina. This works well if you get a yeast overgrowth when you take antibiotics.

Thanks for the info, Susie. I'll hang on to it for future reference. The acidophilus I took orally did the trick. I had thrush, so I assumed it wouldn't hurt to replenish the bacteria in my digestive tract from top to bottom. Thrush is painful and unpleasant, so I dread when that happens to me. I drink pau d'arco tea straight, which took some getting used to, but it isn't too bad. It tastes like Irish Whiskey. I'm not a fan of whiskey, but at least pau d'arco doesn't taste like feverfew. I put two dropper's full of pau d'arco liquid extract directly on my tongue and swished it around in my mouth a few times a day. That sped up the healing process. I used an alcohol-free formula, which uses glycerin as the base and gave it a little sweetness.

I didn't have any vaginal yeast, though I've heard of the yogurt treatment for that, as well. In fact, you can make yogurt pussy pops and keep them in the freezer for infections. Basically, a suppository made from a mixture of plain yogurt and gentian violet and frozen to relieve pain, burning, irritation and to kill the yeast. Gentian violet is BRIGHT purple and stains anything it touches, so expect to look like a Barney whore for a while. It's a lovely color, but not one you'd expect to see on your vagina. It's always best to wear a panty liner when using those.

This is good information. Would it be a good idea to make acidophilus a part of the diet from time to time, such as plain yougart with active cultures? Still kind of new to this myself so forgive me if this is a foolish question.

Once again Susie is full of excellent practical advice. I would add a couple of additional suggestions. First I would suggest adding a serving of yogurt ( 6-8 ozs.) to your normal dietary regimen. It should be a quality product with live active culture. You may want to consider Activia as it contains an active culture which is colon friendly.Yogurt has another benefit, it helps to maintain healthy bones which should be a goal of all the ladies. Another suggestion would be to incorporate a probiotic capsule on a regular basis especially if you take enemas frequently. Lastly, I would suggest drinking 8ozs. of tomato juice either before or after a session, this will help to maintain your electrolytes which very important.

Plain yogurt I believe is more effective than the acidolphilus pills, another thing is wheat grass juice, it's a great source of Acidophilus.

Wheat grass Juice can either be ingested or administered rectally as an enema implant.

If used as an implant, use 4 ounces, and hold for 15 minutes or as long as you can before expelling.

I would recommend using the liquid acidophyllis about a shot-glass full to your enemas to replenish what is washed out. The therapy for your condition is pleasurable this way.

It's guaranteed to work.

If you take a lot of enemas you have to be careful that you don't wash out the good flora in your intestines. i was taking a series of enemas a few years ago which apparantly stripped my colon and i got a near fatal case of c-dif. now when i take enemas i make sure to follow up with yogurt implant.

I like to drink keifr... and it works great to keep things in balance.

http://www.lifeway.net/product/kefir.php