How to Use Probiotics
as a Quick & Highly Effective Diarrhea Treatment
If you've ever had diarrhea, then you know how uncomfortable the frequent,
loose stools can be. Even worse, they are often accompanied by abdominal pain,
nausea and vomiting.
Diarrhea is a symptom of an infection or irritation in your digestive tract.
Antibiotics frequently cause "antibiotic-associated" diarrhea. An
allergy, food intolerance and also food-borne illness cause diarrhea as well.
Eating too much of a laxative food like prunes can be a problem as well but
regardless of why you have it, diarrhea is miserable for anyone.
Ending your diarrhea is as simple as taking a drink! Probiotic-rich
fermented drinks are a diarrhea remedy filled with good bacteria that
can actually heal your gut!!
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Why Diarrhea?
During digestion, your food mixes with water. Once the digested food, now
in the form of a watery liquid called chime, reaches your large intestine,
the liquid should be absorbed, leaving a well-formed stool.
But if your gut is inflamed or damaged, it cannot absorb the water, and you
experience diarrhea.
Viral infections and bacterial toxins are the most common causes of diarrhea,
though stress and diet can contribute to an inflamed colon too.
One pathogenic bacteria in particular, Clostridium difficile, thrives
in your gut after you have taken antiobiotics. Clostridium difficile causes
the inflammation that leads to diarrhea in many people and is commonly found
in children with autism.
How Probiotics Treat Diarrhea
Most diarrhea can treated and most importantly prevented naturally
by populating your intestines with a "skillful" array of beneficial
microflora…the good bacteria and yeast that protect you everyday by performing
many vital functions inside you).
Think of your intestines as an ecosystem (your inner ecosystem):
when everything is in balance, they function properly and you have normal
stools. If something is out of balance, your gut becomes an environment where
pathogens can thrive and you experience digestive distress like diarrhea.
Saccharomyces boulardii (or S. boulardii) is a beneficial yeast and powerful
probiotic that can help maintain the natural flora in your intestines to treat
and prevent uncomfortable diarrhea.
S. boulardii is so effective that scientists recommend it to treat:
- Acute diarrhea1
- Recurrent Clostridium difficile infection2
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)3
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease4
- Crohn's Disease5
The Best Probiotics for Diarrhea
The best way to get immune-enhancing probiotics like S. boulardii is from
fermented foods and drinks that contain this wonderful microscopic organism.
Every bottle of Body Ecology's fermented probiotic liquid concentrates like
CocoBiotic has an abundance of S. boulardii and other beneficial microflora,
especially acidophilus! These special probiotic concentrates are a delicious,
refreshing and economical way to repopulate your inner ecosystem with beneficial
bacteria and yeast that can help treat diarrhea and help protect you from
getting it again.
If you are suffering from diarrhea, then try any or all three of our probiotic
liquid options that contain large amounts of the "superhero" of
the microflora world, S. Boulardii:
Cocobiotic
is made from wild-crafted coconut water from Thailand. It is extracted and
immediately frozen to retain it's freshness until we ship it to Australia.
There it is fermented especially for Body Ecology and is then air-freighted
to us here in the US. Even though it took us over two years to source out
the wild-crafted coconut water and create this product, we knew it would become
an important answer for people who love the benefits of coconut water yet
needed a convenient alternative to finding, cracking and fermenting it themselves.
Like all our probiotic liquids it is a very concentrated way to obtain beneficial
microflora essential for wellness.
- Cocobiotic is not the same as young coconut kefir - for one thing young
coconut kefir does NOT have the S. Boulardii cited above, but CocoBiotic
does -- and it has other different strains of microflora. Cocobiotic
is, for example, also especially rich in two beneficial Lactobacillus bacteria
named L. acidophilus and L. delbruekii. And again, Cocobiotic
contains the beneficial yeast, S. Boulardii.
The young coconut kefir that you can make at home from our
starter kit has five totally different beneficial microflora called
lactococcus lactis, lactococcus cremoris, diacetylactis, leuconostoc cremoris
and lactobacillus kefir. The two super-hardy yeast in young coconut kefir
are named klyvermyces and Saccharomyces unisporus.
- Fermented Dong Quai is another convenient drink that has been designed
to help increase your energy, elevate your moods and balance your hormones.
It contains four highly beneficial bacteria including S. Boulardii …
you are encouraged to read
more about Dong Quai here.
- Grainfield's BE
Wholegrain Liquid has plenty of grain-loving beneficial microflora
- four different types including S. Boulardii. Read more about BE Wholegrain
Liquid here.
To learn more about these delicious fermented drinks - including greater detail
on the benefits of each -- be sure to read Which
Type of Probiotic Liquid Should You Choose? Is There A Best One For You?
Cocobiotic
is great for diarrhea and digestive distress. This fermented drink populates
your gut with good bacteria like S. boulardii to help you get well and
stay that way!
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The End of Diarrhea and Digestive Distress
Diarrhea and digestive distress do not have to be a part of your daily
life.
Instead, begin to incorporate beneficial probiotics into your diet for relief.
If diarrhea is not a concern for you now, prevent it by incorporating them
into your life right away.
You can reach for healing fermented foods and drinks to keep you healthy,
and your digestive problems including bowel discomfort will become a thing
of the past.
Sources:
Höcher W, Chase D, Hagenhoff G (1990). "Saccharomyces boulardii
in acute adult diarrhea. Efficacy and tolerance of treatment". Münch
Med Wochenschr 132: 188-92.
2 McFarland L, Surawicz C, Greenberg R (1994). "A randomized placebo-controlled
trial of Saccharomyces boulardii in combination with standard antibiotics
for Clostridium difficile disease". J Am Med Assoc 271: 1913-8.
3 Maupas J, Champemont P, Delforge M (1983). "Treatment of irritable
bowel syndrome with Saccharomyces boulardii: a double blind, placebo
controlled study". Medicine Chirurgie Digestives 12(1): 77-9.
4 Guslandi M, Mezzi G, Sorghi M, Testoni P (2000 Jul). "Saccharomyces
boulardii in maintenance treatment of Crohn's disease". Dig Dis Sci
45(7): 1462-4.
5 Guslandi, et al.
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