GOS’s are a form of prebiotics that have great benefit to people with digestive issues. What Are GOS’s? Galacto-oligosaccharides are a chain of galactose (monosaccharide sugar) units that are produced by the enzymatic hydrolysis of lactose. Like other prebiotics, GOS’s are unabsorbed by the intestines and are fermentable in the gut by bacteria. Galacto-oligosaccharides seem to be the gold standard of prebiotics, and I recommend them for use in most cases of poor intestinal health. How GOS Supplementation Reduces Endotoxin Production In The Gut Gram-negative bacteria have a component of their cell wall known as LPS. Small doses of endotoxins that leak out of the intestines have been shown to consistently trigger inflammation, which is commonly known as “leaky gut.” It is normal for us to have gram-negative bacteria as flora throughout our body, but when overgrowth and virulence occur, too many can overload our bodies natural defenses to protect us and eliminate endotoxins and issues occur. Even worse larger doses of endotoxins that leak into the bloodstream become a serious medical condition known as endotoxemia, which causes widespread severe inflammation and organ damage/failure. So how do GOS’s reduce endotoxin production in the gut? GOS’s have also been shown to be very selective and limit the growth of opportunistic bacteria including E. Coli, Klebsiella, Prevotella, Salmonella typhimurium, and Clostridia in the gut. Galacto-oligosaccharides have been shown in studies to increase naturally gut flora populations of Bifidobacteria and Lactobacilli. Bifidobacteria seems to benefit greatly from GOS supplementation and increase more in number with it than any other prebiotic. Normal populations of Lactobacillus in our gut help reduce the population of opportunistic bacteria in our gut by decreasing the pH, thus reducing endotoxin load. Also, try to use a GOS supplement that was produced from Bifidobacteria enzymes for a greater synergistic effect. Supplementation of GOS’s seems to increase SIgA levels in the intestine tract by increasing Bifidobacteria and Lactobacilli populations in the gut and reduce opportunist endotoxin producing gram-negative bacteria. Secretory IgA is a class of antibodies produced by a mucosal surface and is considered the first line of defense against endotoxins and opportunistic organisms in the gut. SIgA levels are different for everyone but when levels are too low (mucosal barrier is very damaged, the immune system not reacting to endotoxins or pathogens), or very high (immune system is overreacting to endotoxins or pathogens), leaky gut may be occurring and endotoxins leak into the bloodstream from the gut. GOS Supplementation Helps Improve SIBO Protocols and Recovery Galacto-oligosaccharides have been shown in studies to cause the least amount of flatulence compared to other prebiotics. Only in levels, way above the recommended supplementation range (greater than fifteen grams) were flatulence and diarrhea reported. Even in large doses of twelve grams daily, no digestion discomfort was reported. GOS are selectively fermented and as such have a low chance of causing flatulence or SIBO. A GOS prebiotic supplement is technically considered a FODMAP, but it has lowered fermentation potential compared to other prebiotic supplements. Supplementation of GOS’s might help improve the use of Rifixamin or anti-microbial agents against SIBO. Though there is not a study done with the use of GOS and Rifixamin, there is one with the used of hydrolysed guar gum. The researchers of the study come to the conclusion that because HGG increases Bifidobacteria and Lactobacilli in the intestinal tract and restoring proper MMC transit time it helps improve SIBO outcomes. I believe that the same conclusion can be made with GOS supplementation, since GOS as a prebiotic can do both of these things and more. Activated charcoal may also help. Alkalinize: You may buffer the toxins by taking alkalizing agents immediately upon experiencing die-off symptoms. Such products as AlkaSeltzer Gold. Nov 10, 2017 Activated Charcoal reduces the activity of some. The Herxheimer reaction is often so unpleasant that patients abandon treatment. Activated Charcoal. The process of fermenting GOS’s in the colon produces anti-microbial agents that help eliminate opportunity bacteria and limit their ability to adhere to the intestinal tract. GOS’s can also restore proper bowel function and relieve chronic constipation with its use. Finally, GOS’s improve intestinal mucosa and villi function and can help relieve leaky gut. Other Benefits of GOS Supplementation There are even more reasons to supplement galacto-oligosaccharides than just improving overall gut health. GOS’s have been shown to reduce allergy severity, reduce the chance of infectious diseases, improve calcium / magnesium absorption, increase bone density, and even reduce the severity of the common cold and the flu when supplemented. My Recommended GOS Supplement The only GOS supplement I currently recommend is by Klaire Labs. It does contain beta glucans so use with caution if you are allergic to yeast. I recommend taking two scoops daily in place of probiotics in any of the protocols listed in. First, thank you for all your hard work on this blog. I found the information so useful that I decided to also purchase your book as well (just received it in the mail Yesterday). I do have a question regarding your last statement: “I recommend taking two scoops daily in place of probiotics in any of the protocols listed in Fix Your Gut.” I was under the impression that the whole point of pre-biotics was to help feed the probiotics, so they could help repopulate the gut. Why would you introduce one while removing the other? Should you not take both at the same time? Thanks in advance for clarifying, Davide. I got watery diarrhea from about 1 gram of GOS. It was probably the most gentle diarrhea experience I’ve had with prebiotics; inulin, fos, potatoes starch all cause explosive type with painful gas pressure. I have overgrowths of prevotella and others from long term very low carb/very low fiber dieting, due to multiple food intolerances. I must say 2 hours after the first half gram of GOS I felt quite good and some of my symptoms lessened, quite odd, not placebo either, I am always apprehensive about prebiotics as the side effects are always quite unpleasant and long lasting for me. Despite the mild diarrhea, the relief I felt from my usually symptoms was strong enough that I feel encouraged to try again tomorrow sticking with the half gram for a while. So is the endotoxin fighting capability only due to the increase in bifido/lactus?? Mitata I’ve also been unable to tolerate the prebiotic fibers you mentioned but have had good results with Klaire GOS and larch fiber. There are a couple others I can tolerate (Acacia, konjac, pectin), but only these 2 made a dramatic, immediate, and lasting change to my stools. No more floaty, stinky stools, but softer and sinky. Maybe also try resistant starch type 3 (cooked and cooled potatoes/basmati rice) but stay away from type 2 (potato starch and green banana flour). I’m surprised you’d have Prevotella overgrowth from a FODMAP type diet as they digest carbs. In comparison, I also restrict certain FODMAPS, have low Prevotella, and couldn’t find an obvious bacterial overgrowths (other than some sulfate-reducers). But recently found Blastocystis infection and just finished the Australian triple therapy as herbal protocols didn’t work. I am continuing the GOS through the treatment and healing. John.Clearly there is a need for a better GOS supplement without any additions. You should start a company! Or I will.In the future when I know how to =) Still experimenting John.Im pretty much heartburn free but I still cant eat like I used to. There is still something wrong with me. I have spent a lot of money in the process.hurts my brain. But my quality of life depends on figuring this out. My motility still sucks. I use vitamin c and magnesium to go. Without it i think id be stagnant. Im mostly grain free right now besides jasmine rice. Also no dairy besides butter and sour cream. It blows.Im taking atrantil and trying different ways to take raw garlic. Im super sensitive to it. Any of that oil on my throat and goodbye stomach contents. I just successfully ate two pressed cloves by essentially making “butter pills” haha i hallowed some cold stuff out and encased it. Still hurts though in my stomach with a meal. Im also takin glutamine and trying to be smart and eat liver and canned salmon etc for nutrition. Lots of thingsI know something is wrong with me in another way too. I can no longer workout without developing trigger points in many different areas. My muscles arent working properly. I get so discouraged because I am a lot slimmer now and I cant lift and eat a lot like I love to do. I will never give up because I have no choice.I have to be healthy enough to work. I dont want to be another leech of peoples taxes.Anyhow hope youre doing well. Its my own fault I am sick. I partied a lot in the past, wish I still could, and I have a hard time with moderationI once ate pizza for a week straight breakfast lunch and dinner. I somehow lost the pictures of all the boxes from different places. It was a metabolic experiment of sortsstupid.and you know ive overate plenty of times to increase body temperature with ideas from a certain someone and it worked in the beginning and my digestion was beast. I was burning up and functioning properly. Now if I tried it wouldnt go anywhere and make me feel shitty.I know sibo and sifo can be caused by several factors but sometimes I think it was a food borne pathogen type of thing. Shitty meat or or too old of pizza. Ive gotten fevers for a few days out of nowhere after eating questionable things. Im sort of aware that infection and poisoning from endotoxins are two different things. Enough rambling. Im gonna make this shit my career if I figure it out. John Brisson is the author of. Due to his extensive knowledge on the subject of gut health, John has been tapped by prominent supplement companies as an educator and collaborator on product formulation. As a, he has logged thousands of hours assisting people with digestive disorders and coaching them to improve their overall health. John applies his experience and ample research full-time to the construction of a dynamic, evolving database of actionable, evidence-based information on digestive health. Beyond what can be readily accessed on and in his, supplementary info from John can be found all over the web in his activity on various health information hubs and forums (including his own ). Candidiasis (Chronic) Natural Strategies Yeast Overgrowth Everyone carries the common yeast Candida albicans in their intestinal tract. Other strains of Candida may also inhabit the colon. Yeasts are normal but apparently non-essential residents of the large intestine. Sometimes, these co-inhabitants of the intestinal tract can grow out of control. An overgrowth of yeast can cause many problems. The yeasts release waste products that, when absorbed into the blood stream, are toxic to many body systems. These byproducts can be recognized by the immune system and create and immune reaction. Candida overgrowth results from conditions inherent to modern life: use of antibiotics and other drugs, a Standard American Diet (S.A.D. - especially sugar and simple carbohydrates), a lack of digestive enzymes, and stress. Overuse or misuse of antibiotics is another common cause of Candida overgrowth. The Elusive Diagnosis The diagnosis of Candidiasis is often overlooked in conventional medicine. Many doctors say they 'Don’t believe in Candidiasis,' even though there is ample scientific evidence to document the condition. It is difficult to say exactly why this condition is ignored by conventional medicine in spite of the vast scientific evidence, but I offer you my theories for such conventional medical ignorance: • The symptoms of Candidiasis are widespread and can mimic many other diseases. There is no definitive lab test that confirms the disease. This makes correct diagnosis difficult. • Some 'holistic' practitioners diagnose everything as Candidiasis, thereby missing other important diagnoses. This has given the problem of Candidiasis a 'pop diagnosis' reputation among many physicians. As a result, non-holistic doctors are then reluctant to recognize true cases of Candidiasis. • One of the primary causes of Candidiasis is the overuse and inappropriate use of antibiotics, steroids, birth control pills and other drugs. To acknowledge Candidiasis as a disease is to also acknowledge a problem often caused by drugs! Symptoms of Candidiasis Toxins absorbed from Candida can affect any tissue. Those systems most commonly affected include the gastrointestinal (GI), genito-urinary (GU), nervous, and immune systems. A person suffering from Candidiasis may have any of these symptoms: • In the intestinal tract: bloating, excessive feeling of fullness, diarrhea, constipation, alternating diarrhea and constipation, 'rolling gas,' abdominal cramping, heartburn, indigestion, gas or belching, mucous in the stool, hemorrhoids. • In the female genital tract: recurrent yeast vaginitis, persistent vaginal itching or burning, persistent vaginal discharge, endometriosis, PMS. • In the male genital tract: prostatitis, impotence, loss of sexual desire. • In the urinary tract: urgency or urinary frequency, recurrent urinary tract 'infections' but bacteria are NOT found to be the cause. • In the nervous system: numbness, burning, or tingling, spots in front of the eyes, erratic vision, incoordination, irritability or jitteriness, dizziness or loss of balance, failing vision, ear pain or deafness. • In the immune system: rashes, post nasal drip, sore or dry throat, wheezing or shortness of breath, recurrent infections, burning or tearing of eyes, cough. • In the skin and mucous membranes: recurrent skin fungal infections, nail-bed fungus, 'jock itch,' thrush (yeast overgrowth in the mouth and esophagus), psoriasis, rashes of unknown origin. • In general: fatigue, mental 'cloudiness,' joint aches and pains, obesity, depression, memory loss. How Is Candida diagnosed? Symptoms of Candida overgrowth suggest the diagnosis. In addition, other causes of a complaint must be 'ruled out.' For example, if a patient complains of extreme fatigue, we would first determine that this complaint was NOT caused by other factors, such as anemia, low thyroid function, or viral infection. When other known causes of fatigue have been ruled out, especially if the patient has additional symptoms or history that suggest Candida overgrowth, further testing for Candidiasis is warranted. Treatment can be started 'presumptively,' (meaning before we are sure of Candida overgrowth). Personal history also suggests the diagnosis. Antibiotic use without bacterial replacement therapy, birth control pills, cortisone therapy, and a history of dietary imbalance (especially sugar, simple carbohydrate or alcohol use or cravings) are also indicators. A can aid in the diagnosis and guide treatment. Since yeast is a normal inhabitant in everyone’s intestinal tract, some amount of yeast can almost always be recovered in a stool sample. Only when recovered amounts are abnormally high is the diagnosis clear. Because Candida can 'invade' directly into the tissue of the GI tract, it is possible to have a Candidal overgrowth but a 'normal' amount of yeast in the stool. Since a lack of normal bowel bacteria OR an increase in abnormal bowel bacteria often accompanies yeast overgrowth, a is often more useful for diagnosis than the Candida stool test alone. This test uses a drop of blood to evaluate for an immune system reaction to Candida. It assesses IgG, IgA, IgM immunoglobulins to yeast as well as Candida antigen. A positive finding indicates past or present Candida infection and may allow Candida yeast reactions to be found when stool and vaginal specimens are negative or inconclusive. Careful consideration of a patient’s symptoms, 'ruling out' other known causes of the complaint, evaluation of dietary and drug history, and use of laboratory tests are the way that Candidiasis is accurately diagnosed. Diagnosis can be challenging because Candidiasis shares symptoms with many other conditions. For this reason, it is recommended that you consult an holistic physician for correct diagnosis and treatment. What is the Treatment? Cessation of the causative factors is most important. Whether it be a particular drug, a high sugar/refined carbohydrate diet, or an excess response to external events (more commonly known as 'stress'), these triggers must be corrected. An anti-yeast substance with concomitant bacterial replacement therapy, corrective diet, stress reduction and immune system boosting are all crucial to the success of the treatment. Your holistic physician will be able to help you determine your best course of action in treating this modern-day 'plague.' Yeast 'Die-Off': Avoiding the Herxheimer Reaction Yeast cells that are quickly killed by treatment cause a 'die-off' reaction known as the Herxheimer reaction. Die-off is caused by the release of large amounts of toxins from dying Candida cells. These toxins pass through the gut wall and enter the bloodstream where they can trigger immune reactions. Die-off reactions can last from a few days to several weeks but usually clear up in less than a week. In order to avoid die-off reactions, I recommend high doses of activated charcoal and plenty of fluids. The charcoal adsorbs the killed yeast cells and their toxic waste products and carries them out of the body in the stool before they are absorbed into the bloodstream and can create a Herxheimer reaction. Diet And Lifestyle Recommendations • Avoid ALL foods that are high in simple carbohydrates (sugar, corn syrup, honey, molasses, fruit juice, dried fruit, other sugars or foods containing them), yeasts (all raised, yeasted dough: bread, crackers, bagels), ferments and molds (mushrooms, alcohol, vinegar, peanuts, cantaloupe), milk products except yogurt (milk is high in the sugar lactose), high carbohydrate vegetables (potatoes, corn, parsnip). Eat 'Super Foods' plentifully, especially fresh garlic. • Avoid all known food allergens (see ). • Avoid antibiotics, birth control pills, steroids, immune suppressing drugs unless absolutely medically necessary. (Do NOT stop medications without physician guidance). Primary Support •: A deficiency of any vitamin, mineral or trace mineral can weaken this immunity and predispose to Candida overgrowth. For this reason, a high potency multiple vitamin/mineral/trace mineral formula is a critical first step in treating Candida. Be SURE that only yeast-free, hypoallergenic supplements are used. Maxi Multi is yeast and additive-free and hypoallergenic. Dose: 3 caps, 3 times per day with meals. •: digestive enzymes reduce bowel inflammation, improve digestion which in turn nourishes normal gut flora (good bacteria) and decreases yeast die-off reaction. Dose: 1-2 caps, 3 times per day with meals. •: Highly effective against candida. Dose: one capsule two times daily for up to fourteen (14) days with water at mealtimes •: charcoal binds toxins released as yeast dies. This prevents them from being reabsorbed into circulation and carries them out in the stool. Charcoal is especially good for preventing the 'Herxheimer Reaction' (yeast die-off, see above).: Dose: 12 capsules 2 times per day, once between breakfast and lunch and once at bedtime with a full glass of water. • (Ultra high-potency probiotic): Replacement of normal 'good bacteria' helps crowd out yeast and prevent their recurrence. Note that many probiotic formulas are not enteric coated and therefore do not survive stomach acid before making their way to the colon. SupremaDophilus is enteric coated to insure proper delivery to the colon. Dose: 1 cap before bed. • is 'Supremadophilus on Steroids' - Sometimes, bigger really is better. Our new super-high-potency Supremadophilus has 35 billion viable probiotics compared to 5 billion in Supremadophilus. Recommended during and after antibiotic treatment and for those times when a more vigorous gut bacterial replacement is indicated. Dose: one capsule per day at bedtime or as directed. •: Dose: 2 caps, 2 times per day with meals TopicalTreatments •: Essential oil of tea tree can be used on skin and nails for fungal infections. Tea tree oil may be used in water as a douche for yeast vaginitis. A culture can be done by a specialized lab to determine which anti-yeast herbs or drugs will be more effective. • Low-level overgrowth of Candida yeast species can cause a wide variety of health problems, but yeast may not be found in a stool specimen. This is because the yeast may have invaded elsewhere in the body, such as in the urinary tract, sinus passages, vagina or elsewhere. This test uses a drop of blood to evaluate for an immune system reaction to Candida. It assesses IgG, IgA, IgM immunoglobulins to yeast as well as Candida antigen. A positive finding indicates past or present Candida infection and may allow Candida yeast reactions to be found when stool and vaginal specimens are negative or inconclusive. • is often more useful for diagnosis than the Candida stool test alone because it also examines normal and abnormal gut bacteria and parasites. LEARNING CENTER Click any item in the drop-down menus to go to that topic. PRODUCT SEARCH Your Alternative Medicines Superstore! 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