Why do some experience mild probiotics side effects? It’s important to know that probiotics are safe and understand what causes side effects.
Probiotics side effects
Friendly bacteria consumed have a cleansing effect of the gut. Therefore, a reaction to probiotics might mean the digestive tracts needs a cleanup.
The body uses several exit routes for waste and toxins. Examples of elimination:
- Urination: higher frequency, stronger smell, discoloring
- Bowel movement: diarrhea, constipation
- Sweating: odor, itchy skin, skin rash, eczema
- Breathing: running nose, coughing, sneezing, sore throat
“Side effects from probiotics can be caused by waste being eliminated from the body.”
Sometimes several exit routes are active at the same time. Symptoms are normal, harmless, and disappear after a few days, rarely longer.
Waste and toxins
Our bodies assimilate more or less harmful substances from the environment we live in.
The body assimilates chemicals from water we drink, the air we breathe, food, skin care products, drugs, tobacco, and so on. Some toxins are stored in the body until they can be eliminated. The term “detoxification” is often used to describe the process of eliminating harmful waste.
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that nearly every person tested stored a great variety of chemicals in their bodies. Even newborns were found to contain on the average 287 chemicals. Many of these are poisonous and can cause chronic health problems.
How probiotics may help
The intestine is a major exit route for harmful substances. Consuming beneficial bacteria promotes this process so that toxins can exit the body. Signs of this might be diarrhea, bloating, gas, frequent urination, and others. Specialists recommend adding chlorella that effectively binds many toxins.
Harmful bacteria, virus, yeast and other unwanted microorganisms regularly enter the body through the eyes, nose, mouth, and other ways.
How probiotics may help
Probiotics can destroy and neutralize harmful microorganisms. However, when bad microorganisms die some species release toxins causing gas, bloating, rash, headache, running nose, frequent urination, etc. Symptoms continue until most unwanted microorganisms are gone.
Some diseases and inflammatory conditions increase the production of waste products in the body. The body cannot always remove them quickly enough but store them in safe places.
How probiotics may help
Beneficial bacteria stimulate the immune system, reduce inflammation and fight infection. Some 80% of the immune system is dependent on a healthy gut. Friendly bacteria are similar to garbage collectors—they help keep the body clean and healthy.
Bring out the garbage, don’t let it pile up
Waste and toxins in the body should ideally be eliminated daily.
What happens if the body cannot eliminate all waste? Well, think about what happens when trash collectors go on strike and garbage is piling up on the streets. It makes the neighborhood stink creating a breeding ground for bugs, rats, and disease.
If the body cannot handle the toxic load, waste can pile up making parts of the body a breeding ground for inflammation, infection, and disease. What can be done?
Support the body’s ability to bring the garbage out. Here are a few suggestions.
Sweating is a good way of eliminating harmful substances from the body, it’s a natural detox. The skin is the body’s largest organ and sweating brings out much waste.
If you don’t have access to a sauna, try hot baths with Epson salt, ginger and 1/2 cup of baking soda. Or try a bentonite clay bath.
Fresh vegetable juice floods the body with nutrients and enzymes that promote a good cleanse. Try a juice fast for 1-5 days to help the body eliminate harmful substances.
Excellent mobilizer of toxins, especially heavy metals like mercury. Fresh Cilantro or tinctures are effective for this purpose. Use cilantro for a week or two, then take a break. Add chlorella that binds many toxins.
One of the best binders for heave metals, toxins, and microorganisms. Chlorella works well together with cilantro, sauna, juicing, and probiotics.
This sulfur is simple to use, cheap and support the removal of metals like mercury from the body.
Optimizing the gut flora supports the body’s ability to cleanse itself. Beneficial bacteria affect multiple organs. Try a supplement or consume fermented food as kefir, yoghurt, sauerkraut, kimchi, and natto.
Avoid probiotics side effects
In case of mild symptoms of probiotics, try lowering the dose.
- Empty a probiotics capsule in a glass of water or juice and drink this slowly during the day.
- Take the probiotic capsule every second day instead of every day.
- Lower the amount of fermented food.
- Drink plenty of water.
- Eat more fiber.