Do probiotics cause diarrhea?

[mom2boyz]

I'm afraid to eat anything that might make me sick, and I'm trying to pinpoint a reaction I had this past weekend and a day last week.  I figured it's either the processed meat from Spouts, but my son (who I suspect is more sensitive than I am -- he's had a couple of cross contamination issues with other kids) but he didn't react.  Too much fruit, we had smoothies, which my son also consumed.  I realized I had probiotics I took with my vitamins both days before the diarrhea, they're gluten free and dairy free per the label, but it's filled with lactobacillus.  I've had the probiotics once before, and had a little indigestion (and for anyone that I'm a spotty supplement taker, I usually only take them if I'm not feeling energetic, I'm constipated, or I start having heart palpitations.)   Also I didn't have any anxiety, insomnia, heart palpitations, or panic attacks at all this past week, which happened nearly all the time when I was consuming gluten.

[Posterboy]

mom2boyz,

Any sudden change in your diet can cause some disturbances.  Much like taking excess fiber might cause excess gas, or distension temporarily.

Usually nothing to worry about if it is only a day or two long.

It is usually not a medical problem unless it goes two weeks in length then it is known as acute diarrhea usually from an infection. . . like say traveller's diarrhea.

If you have an allergy to milk (and it was yogurt etc.) then it could be from a lactose allergy.  You might try Kefir it 99% lactose free to see if it is the dairy or the lactose.  It is my favorite way to consume probiotics. (oh I see now you said it was dairy free)

for acute diarrhea taking probiotics usually cause's the diarrhea to clear up one to two days faster.

see this research on the topic.

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I hope this is helpful.

2 Timothy 2: 7 “Consider what I say; and the Lord give thee understanding in all things” this included.

Posterboy by the grace of God,

 

 

[Nikki2777]

There was something in the news about six months ago about a brand of Probiotics labelled Gluten Free that actually wasn't Gluten Free.  I guess you can try googling it if no one here knows.  Good luck figuring out the cause!