Anyone eat probiotics/Activia type of yogurts?

[Boingo1]

I get so gassy and bloated and crampy, especially at work, when I'm nervous/anxious/under pressure/stress.

I was wondering if Activia stuff would work for that?

Does anyone have any experience with it?

 

[Alana_as]

I eat yoplait light, thick and creamy yogurts. That's it, it has those live active cultures in them and that seems to work good enough for me.

I've heard both good and bad things about activia. it's nothing I have TO HAVE ya know? anyway, good luck with your yogurt hunting! hehe

 

[CollinsMom]

I just take a probiotic in pill form and it has worked wonders for me!

 

[PhyllisG]

Yes I have been eating Activia and find it really works. This from someone who usually makes their own yogurt and has been for years. I think it was someone here on this forum who recommended Activia. I eat one in the evening for dessert and it really helps with gas and bloating--at least for me. I have been looking into buying a probiotic but haven't found one yet that I can settle on.

 

[kathryn]

I eat foods containing probiotics (saurkrauts, miso, other cultured foods) and foods containing prebiotics (that feed the probiotics) (like yacon). I also take a multivitamin/mineral supplement that contains both probiotics and prebiotics.

 

[PhyllisG]

Kathryn Two questions--what is yacon? Also what multivitamin/mineral supplement do you take with both pre and probiotics. I have been looking for something like this but haven't found one. Thanks for the info.

 

[kathryn]

Phyllis, Yacon is a root vegetable from the Andes. It is available in powder or liquid (syrup) form and is used as a sweetener. It's pricey, but I find a little goes a long way (tastes kind of like sorghum or light molasses). Yacon contains high amounts of fructooligosaccharides (FOS) (prebiotics).

Vitamineral Green has both probiotics and some prebiotics in it.

Vitamin Code multivitamins have probiotics.

 

[PhyllisG]

Thanks so much Kathryn. I will check out my local health food stores for the supplements. I have never seen yacon anywhere but now that I know about it I will probably spot it someplace. Fortunately we have two very good health food stores in my area.

 

[kathryn]

I've also made some almond-miso cream cheese that is high in probiotics (from the miso, but also from an acidophilus powder I added to it ( http://store.nexternal.com/shared/S...&Target=products.asp&Submit1.x=8&Submit1.y=10 )
The basic cheese is 2 cups soaked and rinsed raw almonds mixed with 2 T UNPASTEURIZED miso (I also added about 1/8 tsp of the yogurt culture) in a food processor until the consistency of cooked oatmeal. Put in a bowl, cover with a dishtowel, and let ferment 8-10 hours in a warm, but not hot, location. (The fermentation increases the number of probiotics). When it's the tartness you like, put in a nut-milk bag or double layer of cheesecloth and squeeze out excess water. Then you process the cheese again with a bit of olive oil and seasonings (recipe is at home, I am not). Very easy, and tastey (as my lunch mates, who are neither vegan nor raw, concur).