Following a recommendation on this forum, I thought to start off a probiotic called Prescript Assist yesterday, being unsure of how I will react to it I only toke about half of the pill. after 1-2 hours, I started getting gas and cramps in my lower abdomen. Today, I also had a lot of gas and a sluggish digestive system. I was feeling pain and tension in the perineum and my lower back and also my prostatitis symptoms would be worse after passing stools.
I had the issue of my prostatitis issue worsening after passing stools until 2 months ago, however, this subsided after I took a course of floxacicillin two months ago for a skin condition. What you think is happening here? I am reacting badly to the probiotics, why does the antibiotic made things better ?
Probiotics and pain
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blasteen
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Probiotics and pain
Age:30 | Onset Age:16/25 | Symptoms: pelvic pain, lower back pain, pain after urination and ejaculation, burning during urination, abominal pain, IBS | Helped By:Not seating on most chairs, diet, not lifting heavy, summers, wearing warm trousers, less frequent ejaculation, consumption of a lot of water, prostaQ | Worsened By: seating on hard chairs, lifting heavy objects, cold weather, diet with allot of acidic foods, | Other comments:
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Re: Probiotics and pain
When you take a probiotic, you are potentially altering the gut flora microbiome. That can lead to gas and discomfort as the system "resets".
Currently I recommend eating inulin in the form of Jerusalem Artichokes (JAs), sometimes jokingly called "fartichokes". If you eat JAs, you'll get a big dose of soluble fiber in the form of inulin, and you'll experience a lot of gas. However, this soon subsides as your bowel microbiome adjusts, and then the benefits start flowing, which include an immune system improvement that may affect your prostatitis positively.
So persevere, and mix high (soluble) fiber foods into your diet (probiotics on their own are useless).
Your question about antibiotics is answered here:
https://ucpps.men/antib ... ry-agents/
Currently I recommend eating inulin in the form of Jerusalem Artichokes (JAs), sometimes jokingly called "fartichokes". If you eat JAs, you'll get a big dose of soluble fiber in the form of inulin, and you'll experience a lot of gas. However, this soon subsides as your bowel microbiome adjusts, and then the benefits start flowing, which include an immune system improvement that may affect your prostatitis positively.
So persevere, and mix high (soluble) fiber foods into your diet (probiotics on their own are useless).
Your question about antibiotics is answered here:
https://ucpps.men/antib ... ry-agents/
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blasteen
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Re: Probiotics and pain
Thanks webslave. The very first question that comes to my mind is that how long the anti-inflammatory response from antibiotics can last? From my own experience when I first developed prostatitis, using Cipro, Doxy and septrin I used to get a brief relief from the symptoms only for few days and everything used to be back after a day or two but now it had been more than month.
I have been suffering from stomach problems post 10-11 month use of septrin and I have found some foods full of soluble fibre like beans, Lentis, apples, pears cause allot of discomfort for me. I don’t know if this will cause the same for me.
I am still quite lost and can’t seem to connect the dots. Why would probiotics cause this particular digestive symptoms (sluggish digestion, gas, cramps, slightly painful bowl movements), could it be an underlying SIBO problem? And how this relates to my prostatitis symptoms getting elevated (pain in perineum, lower back, and urethra).
About 14-15 months ago, I developed a similar type of condition, where I had lower back pain, lower abdomen pain and prostatitis symptoms worsened after bowel movement. After few months I discovered that eliminating meat, pasta and tomatoes reduced the symptoms to a good level. However, 2 months ago after having a course of antibiotics this issue subsided to a great level where I could eat meat and different type of foods.
I have been suffering from stomach problems post 10-11 month use of septrin and I have found some foods full of soluble fibre like beans, Lentis, apples, pears cause allot of discomfort for me. I don’t know if this will cause the same for me.
I am still quite lost and can’t seem to connect the dots. Why would probiotics cause this particular digestive symptoms (sluggish digestion, gas, cramps, slightly painful bowl movements), could it be an underlying SIBO problem? And how this relates to my prostatitis symptoms getting elevated (pain in perineum, lower back, and urethra).
About 14-15 months ago, I developed a similar type of condition, where I had lower back pain, lower abdomen pain and prostatitis symptoms worsened after bowel movement. After few months I discovered that eliminating meat, pasta and tomatoes reduced the symptoms to a good level. However, 2 months ago after having a course of antibiotics this issue subsided to a great level where I could eat meat and different type of foods.
Age:30 | Onset Age:16/25 | Symptoms: pelvic pain, lower back pain, pain after urination and ejaculation, burning during urination, abominal pain, IBS | Helped By:Not seating on most chairs, diet, not lifting heavy, summers, wearing warm trousers, less frequent ejaculation, consumption of a lot of water, prostaQ | Worsened By: seating on hard chairs, lifting heavy objects, cold weather, diet with allot of acidic foods, | Other comments: