Thumprhare and Pouchboy - is there anything new to update on your enema experiment? I'd be interested in knowing how things have progressed. 

Another question - were you using mesalamine enemas unsuccessfully prior to adding VSL to the enema? If you started at the same time, how does one know if it's the melsalamine or VSL (or combination)? 

I've been wanting to try probiotic enema. Since it didnt kill you im going to try it. Lol. I have 'Garden of Life Raw probiotic' so this is the one I'm going to try.

I have a question about the actual amount my bowel can hold. I use a bulb syringe and have never tried anything larger. How much solution do you use? 

I have a jpouch!

Thank you pouch boy for going outside the box. I'm following you! 

Jo

I just used an empty enema bottle, put a full bag of vsl d in and added the least amount of water to disolve it. Shake the bottle. Maybe a tablespoon or two? 

Thanks allykat!

My probiotic is a capsule so I will open the cap and dissolve the contents in a half cup or so of water. I will post the results. 

Jo

And pouchboy!  ��

Results, again mixed. I have stopped my routine of pepto caplets and lomotil every 6 hours, and take neither of those anymore, after a long tapering period.

I changed my routine to a round of Cipro/Flagyl for a week, then a maintenance schedule of VSL#3 / Rowasa enemas. I also started taking fish oil and culturelle as part of maintenance routine.  I make this last as long as possible, and I do still believe the VSL3 enemas are beneficial to this regime. Rowasa alone has always been beneficial to me, but the vsl mix is more effective, in my opinion. 

It's a struggle, and I have not found the magic bullet I've been searching for, for 8 years now, but I do the best I can and not let my down times effect my mood and ability to lead a normal life.

Chlorine in tap water is harmful to the probiotics. Try distilled or filtered spring water.