I accidentally purchased capsules instead of packets, will they still be effective? I had severe pouchitis that has gotten better since taking low dose naltrexone, but I still get little mini-flare-ups & wanted to give the VSL3 a try...
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The capsules will work just fine. You need a lot of capsules to get the same dose as the packets. 4 capsules = one single strength packet (non-prescription strength), 8 capsules = one DS packet (prescription-strength). I take 4 DS packets per day, so that (unusually high) dose is equivalent to 32 capsules/day.
Scott F, how did you arrive at the dose of 4 doses of DS a day? I'm wondering if I should up mine from 1 DS to 2 DS daily. I've been taking antibiotics about 10 - 14 days every 2 months or so.
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It is far from an exact science - I ended up at four because it's the highest dose recommended in the product labeling, and even with that I need to stay on Cipro to manage the pouchitis (fortunately quite effectively). I'll confess that I bumped it from two to four when my insurance company behaved inappropriately about it and stopped filling it by mail. I pay the same copay for a month's supply regardless of the dose, so increasing the dose didn't cost me anything.
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