Best prebiotic nutritional supplements according to redditors

We found 30 Reddit comments discussing the best prebiotic nutritional supplements. We ranked the 12 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.

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Top Reddit comments about Prebiotic Nutritional Supplements:

u/AnxiousHerb · 6 pointsr/CBD

A. Note other's points about Diamond. Don't do it.

B. While I have IBS and use/support CBD, I personally gained higher relief and more consistent digestive improvement with a prebiotic. I take Prebiotin, which has truly worked wonders. YMMV of course.

u/MaximilianKohler · 4 pointsr/ibs

Elimination diet would be a good thing to try.

I experienced something similar recently and these are what help me:

https://www.amazon.com/Jarrow-Saccharomyces-Boulardii-Intestinal-Digestive/dp/B0013OVW0E?th=1

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01CTCATS4/

White rice, watery fruits (no bananas & dates), cheese, romaine lettuce, curry powder, and avocados are the main things I've found to be safe. Apple juice fasting also helps me a ton. Olive oil had significant effects as well.

Iron can feed pathogens, so try avoiding foods with it.

u/peace-monger · 4 pointsr/nutrition

This prebiotic is kind of expensive, but I swear it works for me, and you can see the other positive reviews it gets. From what I gather, it's not just prebiotic and probiotic, but a live virus that actually targets / kills the bad gut bacteria that craves sugar. I wasn't even expecting it to work on sugar cravings b/c I was taking it for other reasons, but then was surprised a week later when sugars no longer seemed appealing to me.

If I stay off sugar and eat mainly veggies for a week, then my gut bacteria adjusts and anything with sugar tastes too sweet for me, but plain fruit tastes amazing.

u/fbathrowaway418 · 3 pointsr/FulfillmentByAmazon

Yes third party sellers can do it. Here's an example.
I believe they have opened it to everyone (I have the option), but it may require an invite. Seller central will let you know for sure.

Edit: I found it. Settings > Fulfillment by Amazon > scroll down to "subscription settngs" and enable.

u/pepperconchobhar · 3 pointsr/carnivore

Here's the TMI version. (I wouldn't wish this on anybody and if it can help one person, I'll throw it all out there for everyone to see.)

Recipe:

2 Cups butter
1/2 Cup MCT oil
12 caps Butyrate
Glutamine (I don't remember how much. I weighed the butyrate powder then added the same amount of glutamine. So whatever that was.)

Gently warm butter and MCT oil in a sauce pan over low heat until the butter is barely melted. Allow to cool while stirring until the oil is less than 105*. Stir in powders. Immediately use while still warm.

How I did it:

  • Give a warm water enema to clear fecal matter
  • Wait as long as it takes for the bowels to calm down after that so they don't immediately act up upon insertion of the oil (this is when I'd warm the oil and mix it all together)
  • Deliver warm oil slowly so it doesn't get rejected
  • Hold as long as possible. (If that's all day, great. You can stop here.)
  • After the bowel movement where you lose the oil, clean up and give about 2 tablespoons of oil with an anal lube injector. (Whatever. It works. 2 for $5 off Amazon.)

    Additional details that might be helpful:

  • I didn't take the supplements orally. Just direct application. In the study it only worked as far in as the butyrate and glutamine could reach directly so that's what I did. Don't think it would hurt, but in my case, it wasn't necessary. (Although I definitely see how this combination could be a real game-changer for the small intestine and I'd never object to taking them)
  • From what I understand according to the study, the butyrate and glutamine must have direct contact with the problem area. If your ulcerations are higher than mine, you may be able to find a colonic practitioner who'd be willing to help. I know they'll sometimes allow a person to bring in their own herbs or other additions for the high colonic. It would be expensive to do every day for up to a month, but it would be money well spent if it worked.
  • And it might not take a month. In the study it took up to a month, but the patients weren't eating carnivore. I really believe that this is why I responded so quickly. I was already on the right track and that area just needed a little push.

    Here are the ones I bought:

    https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01AFEWDTQ/ref=oh_aui_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
    https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00E7TMONG/ref=oh_aui_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1

    Very good luck to anyone going through this. It's an agonizing pain that I empathize with deeply. That fistula was one of the worst things I've ever suffered. The fact that it went on for 18 freaking months absolutely broke me.

    Final point: This treatment did only good for me but I have NO IDEA if there could be harm from this. No clue how these doses, delivered in this manner, impact the body. I only did it for about nine days, and I don't know if there could be damage from going longer. I do know that people take huge doses of glutamine (much more than I used) long-term without problems. I do know that people eat mass quantities of butter (a very good source of butyrate) every day for years without hurting themselves. I think that, at worst, it would be a harmless effort. But I can't guarantee anything.

    And I always expelled the bulk of it within 15 minutes. So I don't know what would happen if a person held onto it for the day.

    If anybody has any real knowledge to that point, I'd be grateful to hear it.

    I'm just barely smart enough to be dangerous so don't trust me. Do your own homework and make an informed decision.
u/realsneaky · 2 pointsr/HumanMicrobiome

Absolutely I would combine Bimuno with Vivomixx (VSL#3). I haven't yet researched which strains of bacteria feed on the Bimuno. Another prebiotic that I am already taking is inulin, specifically 25 grams of inulin from Jerusalem Artichoke. The inulin disproportionately feeds bifido- strains, if I recall correctly. It could easily be the case that inulin and bimuno are not too different, in which case the bimuno also feeds the bifido- strains disproportionately.

I am actually looking for a prebiotic that increases fecal butyrate levels, because the inulin does not. I would like more butyrate. It's research I have yet to do.

u/PapaDisc · 1 pointr/Candida

A couple of other folks here have SIBO, and I'm at a loss to figure out what to do about it. I'm working on a theory though.

But if the metro is for the SIBO, and the SIBO is getting a little bit worse, I think it's likely that your getting a die-off reaction, which is good. That should pass.

My thought is that SIBO is mostly the 'bad' bacteria, and not the 'good stuff'.

Toward that, if you're willing to try something new, this is from the same company whose probiotics I recommend to everyone.

This is Dr. Tobias Gut-Meister. It contains no probiotics, only prebiotics. The prebiotics are a new type, macrophages that attack and kill bad bugs in the gut. My thought is that it would be perfect for SIBO. But again, it might make the symptoms worse for a little while due to the die-off reaction.

https://smile.amazon.com/Dr-Tobias-GutMeister-Complement-Probiotics/dp/B01FICESXE
"GutMeister is the ULTIMATE PREBIOTIC: GutMeister supports your floral balance. Feeds only the good bacteria. And targets the bad. Avoids disadvantages that standard prebiotics have, like FOS etc"

u/goodguy44 · 1 pointr/HumanMicrobiome

The first prebiotics you mentioned doesn't look like it will get restocked. But here's an another company that has the same exact ingredients:
https://www.amazon.com/Dr-Tobias-Ultimate-Prebiotic-Complement/dp/B01FICESXE/ref=sr_1_6_s_it?s=hpc&ie=UTF8&qid=1520951526&sr=1-6

BTW I have tried this prebiotics, but I can't vouch for it, but there seems to be some evidence for it.

u/cwq1 · 1 pointr/keto

This lady knows what she's talking about...take a look at the pictures of the stuff she makes and it looks like the real thing!

ketoluna - the Inulin Fiber looks to be the priciest ingredient, the one you use lists Inulin Soluble Fiber as the only ingredient, do you think this alternative is the same stuff when it lists Inulin FOS? If it works, it would cut the cost in half for that item.

u/ArmyGal17 · 1 pointr/keto

The inulin and monk fruit I got were on Amazon. The high end monk fruit only takes a pinch, but it is super expensive. I've had it for 6 months and haven't used more than half a tablespoon in total. I also use erythatol, monk fruit, stevia blend that is less expensive. If you want to give this method a try, just be aware that inulin can cause gastro upset, especially if you start in full doses. Even though the scoby should use the inulin up as food, better to be safe than sorry and test it out as part of your diet first. I started with 1/4 of the dose in my morning coffee and gradually increased it to the full dose. I had no ill effects with it doing it gradually like that. Also, I'm not sure how this will effect the end result on the Kombucha, as in how much inulin will still be present in the end product. I will let you know how it turns out. Here are the three links to what I use.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B074WKCPS4/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01MYXSZOA/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01B8CDFM8/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

u/alanitoo · 1 pointr/bipolar

I take 300mg of Oxcarbazepine twice a day. And seroquel to sleep. I also take a probiotic (link below) and I seem to have better results. I noticed one of the side effects of depression is constipation so I wonder if that's why having a healthier gut leads to better results.

Link

u/patstar5 · 1 pointr/keto

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00GOFSEGC/ref=mp_s_a_1_1_a_it?qid=1463915261&sr=8-1&keywords=yacon+syrup&pi=SY200_QL40
That was in this ketogenic cookbook I bought. I haven't tried it yet but it's natural and no artificial sweeteners like the other syrups

u/full_silver · 1 pointr/Prebiotics

What are your thoughts on enriched inulin instead of regular? https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B001RVFSFS/ref=cm_cr_arp_mb_bdcrb_top?ie=UTF8

u/tedcurran · 1 pointr/IBD

You may want to look at PREbiotics as well. While probiotics are the actual bacteria themselves, prebiotics are the foods that nourish your gut bacteria and help it flourish.

There's a question in the research about whether probiotic bacteria can even survive the trip through your (highly acidic) stomach and actually make it into your intestines. However prebiotics are mostly fibers and sugars that make the trip just fine.

I've been taking this stuff for about a year and it's made a noticeable difference in my symptoms.

Prebiotin Prebiotic Fiber Prebiotin 8.5 oz Powder https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001RVFSFS/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_0GklxbSC9DYJZ

At very least, I wanted to make sure you knew about prebiotics as an option, but you may want to read up on it for yourself.

u/0_- · 1 pointr/Prebiotics

Yes except for this because I bought the kind that you linked and it is only processed in the descending portion of the large colon right at the end which tapers off into the rectum eventually.

Whereas that linked kind is processed throughout. Thats a mistake that I made.

However its not useless, its about as sweet as sugar and 5 calories a teaspoon. The kind I am recommending is more bitter, which can make you not want to experiment to try to make something freaking awesome.

Other than that good, sugar free or sugar reduced metamucil. Sugar is bad.

Everything else is amazing except I can't afford Bimuno right now. It is basically exactly what I use, except I buy my potato starch from a bulk food store, etc. No meaningful difference.

It does make me feel awesome. Even days later.

u/hmousley · 1 pointr/Random_Acts_Of_Amazon

Ooh crazy's what they think about me

I only have one add-on item I think!

u/IkeKim · 0 pointsr/omad

You make a drink using Ceylon cinnamon (make sure not to use the usual kitchen Cassia cinnamon that contains a serious toxin at just a teaspoon). This potion is so powerful that you'll forget about eating. Start off w/ just a tablespoon of quality c10/c8 MCT Oil and then chase that w/ your mixed drink. Mix the dry ingredients first, and you'll then stir that mix into the liquids. You use the dry first:

- 1 or 2 tablespoons of Hemp protein powder, mixed w/

- 2 packets of Stevia sweetener

- 1/2 to 1 teaspoon of Organic Ceylon cinnamon powder (DO NOT USE THE DANGEROUS REGULAR KITCHEN VARIETY)

- (optional) 1 teaspoon of Inulin fiber/sweetener

... Now prepare the liquid portions in a drinking glass:

- a Squirt of Lemon Juice, usually just enough to cover the bottom of the glass

- about 200ml of room temp water, as cold water is harder to mix

Stir the dry mix into the liquids as best you can, and try to drink it while it's still spinning.

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It takes about 15-20 min. for it to take effect, but expect a shot of energy and hunger to vanish for a few hours in the least.