Probiotics for Constipation? Maybe Not | DrEricBergDC

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so let me answer the question someone had  relating to probiotics and constipation now  

typically people take probiotics for diarrhea but  not necessarily for constipation in fact taking  

the wrong ones can make you more constipated but  what is constipation constipation is a situation  

where you have stagnant waste in your gut in the  large intestine mostly so it’s defined as going  

less than three times a week but personally i  think you should be going at least one time a day  

if not a couple times a day because the question  is shouldn’t you be going every time you eat  

because where is all this food going if you’re  not eliminating now it’s pretty wild in practice  

i’ve had people come in to see me that literally  only went to the bathroom and i’m not kidding once  

every two to three weeks i mean it just blew  my mind where is all this this food going  

it’s a big mystery i have no idea so when  someone’s constipated they have hard stool  

they have pain when they’re trying to go to the  bathroom and sometimes it’s just feels incomplete  

so i recommend if you are have constipation  only to take two specific strains okay  

of probiotic lactobacillus and bifidobacteria i  would not recommend taking other strains because  

other strains could create more constipation  and also the lactobacillus and bifidobacteria  

is also good to take if you have diarrhea now  as a side note if you ever take an antibiotic  

make sure within two days you’re also taking a  probiotic at the same time to prevent diarrhea  

because here you’re killing all the bacteria and  you want to replace it with the good bacteria now  

some other tips on constipation make sure you’re  taking enough fluids and liquid okay number two  

potassium and magnesium are very important in  elimination potassium and magnesium stimulate  

the peristalsis or the pumping action of your  colon and where do you get potassium and magnesium  

from salads from leafy greens now for some people  if they start consuming large amounts of salad  

because they watched a certain video that i did  and if they develop constipation just means they  

don’t have the friendly bacteria ready to digest  all that fiber in which case you want to slowly  

and gradually increase your greens over time  and typically you get your potassium magnesium  

with leafy greens but if you’re bloating with all  these greens just get your potassium and magnesium  

from a good electrolyte and the way that you know  you have too much magnesium or potassium is you  

usually get diarrhea now the third thing i’m going  to recommend is bile salts purified bile salts bile  

salts help lubricate the colon and one way to know  if you’re consuming too many bile salts is if you  

get diarrhea but by having just the right amounts  of bile salts can help lubricate the colon and  

help you eliminate a lot better vitamin b1 also  stimulates peristalsis so if you’re deficient in  

b1 that could be the reason why you’re constipated  now if you’ve tried everything else and you’re  

still constipated i would highly recommend getting  an herbal laxative the benefits of elimination are  

far more important than the dangers of having  constipation with all the auto intoxication that  

you’re going to get all right thanks for watching  and i will see you in the next video so if you’re  

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