Is post-infection IBS an appropriate topic here?

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1. people are free to share experience and general advice and information. the line it

asking for advice. it is just not safe or productive.
thanks for asking.

i dont have that experience but i have a kid w chron's and i have followed the research into probiotics, and feel that the science is firming up nicely.
i do have fairly severe diverticulitis, tho, and stated taking a good one a few months ago, after a couple months of lingering pain. it has really helped. pain started to recede almost right away, and was gone in a week. then i dropped 10lbs w/o thinking about it, and my cholesterol is almost perfect after being stubbornly high.
i picked one that was labeled as ok for over the counter rx coverage, but not the most expensive. the important thing is to get the most different strains.

i have long been a believer in the hygiene hypothesis. wiping out all "germs" was never a good idea.
my vet has prescribed probiotics many times over the years, but i never really saw results. but i think they were mostly just lactobacillus, and the new ones are many strains. i hope the vet researchers are looking at replacing antibiotics w probiotics as regular practice. i believe this can work.

i also take a fiber supplement. it is pretty cheap therapy. i dont get onboard this stuff often, but i feel like the science here is strong, and my anecdote is right in line w a lot of other data.
but i'm not going to give you any advice. lol.