I started writing about supplements in September, but then I got side-tracked before completing the series. So, here is another installment about supplements.
Triphala: This is my favorite supplement! I have a lot of GI issues, one of which is a slow moving GI tract. My GI tract takes many days to weeks to empty. Triphala is a combination of three fruits. They work in combination to help heal, cleanse and rejuvenate GI tissues. Taking triphala daily has greatly increased the speed of my GI tract and greatly decreased the number of bowel obstructions I get. Triphala can be taken as a tea or capsule. It is much cheaper to buy triphala as a tea, but it is perhaps the most revolting thing I have ever tasted! I opt to pay a little bit more money to swallow a tasteless pill.
VSL#3: This is a probiotic. There are MANY probiotics on the market. VSL#3 is the only probiotic I have found to be helpful and control symptoms. It is quite expensive, but it is very potent! VSL#3 is 10 times more potent than the average probiotic. VSL#3 contains about 15.5 billion CFU while the average probiotic contains about 4.3 billion CFU. It is the only thing I have found to control my inflamed GI tract. My daily inflammatory bowel flare-ups are mostly controlled taking this supplement, and my daily vomiting has (for the most part) stopped.
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