Rethinking Probiotics
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Moderate (mostly housebound)
- Ill for
- Not stated
- Published
- Mar 2017
Summary
Lactobacillus plantarum 299v is used intermittently by Eastman, on an as-needed basis, specifically for bloating. He describes the use as occasional rather than continuous, implying some symptomatic relief when he takes it. Dose, illness duration and severity were not given, and the comment came in a broader discussion of probiotic products such as GutPro and Therbiotic Metabolic that also contain the strain. No full recovery or lasting change was claimed, only situational symptom management. No adverse effects were reported.
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