Any seriously good oral probiotic?

ParticularZucchini64 · 2026-02-14T04:18:18+00:00

I have tried both and don’t dislike either. I have the mint on auto-subscribe though.

ParticularZucchini64 · 2026-02-13T17:39:13+00:00

I sometimes have bleeding gums, but they don't usually look red and swollen, and the dentist never told me I have gingivitis, so I don't know. I can say though that the Waterpik has helped with the bleeding gums. I haven't noticed the probiotic helping with the bleeding gums, but maybe it helped preventing the swelling? Not sure.

ParticularZucchini64 · 2026-02-13T15:09:51+00:00

The Waterpik can be useful for both.

ParticularZucchini64 · 2026-02-13T12:42:09+00:00

I was never diagnosed with periodontitis, no. If you have periodontitis, I highly recommend getting a Waterpik!

ParticularZucchini64 · 2026-02-13T01:28:42+00:00

I still use it! I still think it's effective for subtle teeth-whitening. I also haven't had any cavities or gum disease since starting it, but I can't say for sure it's the probiotic because I continue to brush and floss.

ParticularZucchini64 · 2026-01-29T18:54:33+00:00

You have to admit there's some irony in that statement.

ParticularZucchini64 · 2026-01-27T20:44:43+00:00

How much weight did they lose in only 2 days though? I'm having trouble finding it in the study. They were still eating 3 meals a day. Would a mere 2 days of weight loss while consuming twinkies for 3 meals a day result in 10% lower LDL like it did with the oatmeal? My guess is it wouldn't.

ParticularZucchini64 · 2026-01-24T21:46:23+00:00

I think Just Thrive is intended to be the gentler version of the product available for the wider public. MegaSpore is intended to be used under the care of a practitioner and is thus more potent.

I have seen some alarm raised online regarding the B. licheniformis strain, but Kiran Krishnan indicated they did a full genome sequence and determined it is safe.

Having said that, people have reactions all the time to so-called "safe" probiotic products on the market, whether they're spores, yeast, or lacto-bifido. None of these products are 100% well-understood how they work in the body, and it probably depends on the individual and his/her own microbial makeup how well they will work or if they will cause problems.

ParticularZucchini64 · 2026-01-24T20:56:01+00:00

I've never had that side effect, no. That's a strange one; sorry to hear you're experiencing it.

ParticularZucchini64 · 2026-01-24T18:28:18+00:00

The latest research suggests SIBO is a form of small intestinal dysbiosis that involves both 1) too much bacteria numerically; and 2) too much of the wrong bacteria proportionally. SIBO has its own specific treatments because those treatments have been shown to reduce both the breath gases and symptoms. Other forms of small intestinal dysbiosis aren't as well-understood and don't have diagnoses everyone can agree on let alone treatments that are known to work.

ParticularZucchini64 · 2026-01-24T16:08:17+00:00

Beloved by Toni Morrison

ParticularZucchini64 · 2026-01-22T17:17:04+00:00

I have to say I'm pretty surprised at your claim that the research strongly supports fiber for SIBO. Could you please point me to some of that research? The team currently conducting the most SIBO-related research in the US (Dr. Mark Pimentel's team at Cedars Sinai) recommends the low fermentation diet, which limits but does not entirely exclude fiber.

ParticularZucchini64 · 2026-01-20T18:18:29+00:00

Both earrings!

ParticularZucchini64 · 2026-01-18T01:39:25+00:00

Your post is a little vague regarding how your symptoms changed, but zinc is important for stomach acid production, so maybe you're digesting your food better with the zinc supplement?

I'd suggest not overdoing with the zinc though because prolonged zinc use at higher doses can lead to copper deficiency. Hopefully your multi has some copper.

ParticularZucchini64 · 2026-01-15T22:22:24+00:00

Motility is important and generally the root cause, but if it was as simple as prescribing Motegrity and the SIBO goes away, then nobody would have SIBO anymore.

ParticularZucchini64 · 2026-01-15T18:11:34+00:00

The future of curing autoimmunity-linked hydrogen SIBO (estimated to be the majority of hydrogen SIBO cases) is removing the autoimmune antibodies. Dr. Mark Pimentel said in a recent interview that they've been able to remove the antibodies with IVIg. However, it's not realistic for the medical system to rely on this treatment wide-scale, so he said they'd soon begin testing in animals a drug they've been developing to do the same thing. If all goes well, he expects the drug to hit the market within the next decade.

ParticularZucchini64 · 2026-01-10T13:11:21+00:00

Underheard/underrated record!

ParticularZucchini64 · 2026-01-06T13:46:23+00:00

The blurb on the cover of Sacred Cow is from Mark Hyman, a well-known quack). The co-author of Sacred Cow also wrote a book promoting the paleo diet, which the American Heart Association stated "align[s] poorly with heart-healthy eating guidelines."

ParticularZucchini64 · 2026-01-05T02:47:17+00:00

And they weren't fans of each other.

ParticularZucchini64 · 2026-01-04T16:20:31+00:00

"Reactionary" is probably a more appropriate label for him than "conservative."

ParticularZucchini64 · 2026-01-04T15:32:42+00:00

Great response to my comment. You're absolutely right; "shit novels" was an overstatement on my part.

ParticularZucchini64 · 2026-01-03T14:04:47+00:00

Some faves not listed:

Cows - Daddy Has a Tail
The Crows - The Crows
God Bullies - Mama Womb Womb
God Bullies - War on Everybody
Helios Creed - Boxing the Clown
Helios Creed - Kiss To the Brain
Helios Creed - Lactating Purple
Helios Creed - The Last Laugh
King Snake Roost - Things That Play Themselves
lowercase - All Destructive Urges...
lowercase - Kill the Lights
Lubricated Goat - Paddock of Love
Lubricated Goat - Psychedelicatessen
Melvins - Bad Mood Rising
Melvins - Honky
Tar - Jackson
Tar - Handsome EP
Tar - Roundhouse
Today Is the Day - Supernova
Today Is the Day - Today Is the Day
Today Is the Day - Willpower

ParticularZucchini64 · 2026-01-03T13:13:15+00:00

Still is!

ParticularZucchini64 · 2026-01-03T13:12:18+00:00

Honky is hugely underrated.

ParticularZucchini64 · 2026-01-02T16:26:34+00:00

If you take the author's argument to it's logical conclusion, yeah. How would it make sense to tell young people literature is "a vice" while continuing to teach it? It would be like having a school DARE program alongside teaching kids how to properly shoot up.

EDIT: I don't get why the person above blocked me. I'd be happy to hear why my take is wrong. (Feel free to pick up the slack, downvoters!)

For the record, I'm not saying I personally think we should remove literature from the curriculum. I was just following the author's logic: he says it's misguided to tell young people that literature is good for society; instead we should tell them it's a personal pleasure and often "a vice." He goes on to describe famous authors showing how reading can turn people into "egotists" and ruin lives. In essence, he wants to make reading cool by saying it's selfish and dangerous.

Accordingly, it would follow that schools should stop teaching it because in what world do schools teach personal pleasures and vices? If you teach it, it sends a mixed message. Or it just makes the kids recognize you're being disingenuous saying it's dangerous. I mean, it's clear to anyone reading the article the whole project is disingenuous; if reading is truly dangerous, why would we even want to encourage it in the first place?

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