Probiotic Side Effects & How to Fix Them
Written by 
Dr. Michael Ruscio, DC on
October 16, 2023
How to Tell Whether Your Probiotics Are Working or Need Modification
Are your probiotic side effects a positive sign, or should you make a modification?
It’s all too common that when people take a probiotic and experience some kind of side effect, they take it to mean that probiotics aren’t right for them. And that’s understandable.
But more often than not, these side effects can be signaling something good (that they’re going to work in your gut) or simply that a small adjustment needs to be made.
Here’s how to know which side effects mean what.
Featured Studies
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30294792/
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29460487/
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22957765/
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32190365/
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23680358/
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28267052/
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29508268/
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Timestamps
00:00 Intro
02:21 Side effects
04:10 Research on probiotic side effects
05:42 What are probiotics doing in the body?
07:20 4 causes of probiotic reactions
09:26 Symptom durations
10:29 Probiotics that may contain dairy
12:19 Probiotic misconceptions
17:27 Adjustment reaction vs. a real intolerance
18:27 Different probiotic types
21: 25 Some respond to 3 probiotics better than 1
23:25 How do you dose?
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Dr. Michael Ruscio is a DC, natural health provider, researcher, and clinician. He serves as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Bridgeport and has published numerous papers in scientific journals as well as the book Healthy Gut, Healthy You. He also founded the Ruscio Institute of Functional Health, where he helps patients with a wide range of GI conditions and serves as the Head of Research.
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