Aloe Vera

Ted_Hutchinson

frizz_head wrote:

I suffer from bloatedness not IBS Ted, and though there may be no Scientific evidence to back this up - it works for me! As soon as I stop taking them for a few days (usually when I have run out and cannot get to a Holland and Barratt) I struggle to do up my trousers!

As one of the major causes of Bloating
is Irritable bowel syndrome it seemed a reasonable inference. I assume you have considered Lactose Intolerance for which one of the symptoms is bloating.

However there are several research papers such as this one [size=+1]Determination of placebo effect in irritable bowel syndrome[/size] investigating the high rate of response to placebo treatments in this condition IBS and this may affect some people's opinion (not necessarily yours) of the efficacy of the treatments they are taking.
As I have pointed out Peppermint oil capsules have a good well researched track record for dealing with the discomfort of IBS as have Probiotic and prebiotics.

Ellie2758

Can anybody tell me the names of any prebiotic or probiotics I could try? Are they in drink form?>

How does one get tested for lactose intolerance?

thanks

Ellie

Peter_Griffin

hi ellie - probiotics are found in yogurts and those expensive little drinks - yakult etc.. the good bacteria type thingys

prebiotics are food that promote good bacteria growth by changing the environment and other such things... loads of different types apparently FOS are the most common (yup google searched that bit!!) some of these fancy drinks have them in, but are found in different food types depending on what type you want.

as for testing for lactose intolerance that can be done by a doctor but according to that annoying "state the obvious" woman from you are what you eat - you can test for lactose intolerance by avoiding all milk products for a few days then have some - testing your pulse - check to see if it rises when you drink the milk and also check for the signs of lactose intolerance within the hour - bloating, gas, diarrhea etc. if your DIY test confirms it then just check with the doc to confirm and get advice.

hope this helps for now, i'm sure others will help out more and be a bit more exact with the sciencey bits.

beadysam

I use the gel for everything! Sunburn - it is soooooo soothing, especially chilled. Good for thrush discomfort. Great for flea or midge bites or chicken pox. Good on eczema - I use it on the dog too!
SAM x

sparky61

I have an Aloe Vera plant in my kitchen. I burnt my hand on the saucepan handle last week, broke a leaf off and spread it all over my hand and within 5 minutes the sting and pain were gone.

Ellie2758

Thanks Peter, I will get some of those Yakults from sainsburys after badminton this morning.

What on earth is FOS??????

Does one just avoid milk, or is it all dairy products for lactulose??

ta

Ellie

Ted_Hutchinson

sparky61 wrote:

I have an Aloe Vera plant in my kitchen. I burnt my hand on the saucepan handle last week, broke a leaf off and spread it all over my hand and within 5 minutes the sting and pain were gone.

The St Johns Ambulance advice for burns is to cool the burn immediately under running water for at least 10 minutes. This really does work.

Savvy_Sue

Ellie2758 wrote:

Thanks Peter, I will get some of those Yakults from sainsburys after badminton this morning.

If you don't like Yakult, look around in the same area as there are other pre-biotic and pro-biotic drinks, including supermarket own brands. Personally I cannot abide the taste of Yakult, but all the others are OK. I'd look out for BOGOFs and other special offers as well!

Ted_Hutchinson

Lidl's and Aldi's also do probiotic yoghurts so you don't have to go for the expensive brands. I've also used a Lidl's probiotic as a starter for home made yoghurt for quite a while now. It's the second starter yoghurt I've bought this year so and it's still going strong.

If you study the contents label and look for Bifidobacteria or these Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG, L. rhamnosus LC705, Bifidobacterium breve Bb99 and Propionibacterium freudenreichii ssp. shermanii JS
But there are others as well.

Ellie2758

I couldnt see any own-brand Yakult type stuff in sainsburys

I suspect I will hate Yakult too.....:eek:

Ellie