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What is Saccharomyces boulardii?

A novel yeast supplement is not only useful for treating chronic diarrhea but may be useful at stimulating enzyme production.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Support immune health 2 2 Efficacy_cant_tell
Bowel irritability 2 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_slight
General health 1 1 Efficacy_cant_tell
Yeast Infection (candida) 1 0
Yeast overgrowth 1 1 Efficacy_cant_tell
Bowel problems 1 1 Efficacy_cant_tell

See all 4 patients currently taking Saccharomyces boulardii

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 1
Mild
 0
None
 5

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Saccharomyces boulardii

Yeast die-off (Herxheimer reaction) 1
Hospitalization 1

Reported Dosages

  1other as needed 1 other daily 400 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Saccharomyces boulardii (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Course of treatment ended 3   Course of treatment ended: 100%
Doctor's advice 1   Doctor's advice: 33%

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Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Saccharomyces boulardii

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0
0
0

Stopped Taking Saccharomyces boulardii

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Saccharomyces boulardii

Always
 4 67%
Usually
 2 33%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Saccharomyces boulardii

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 1 17%
Not at all
 5 83%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Saccharomyces boulardii

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 2 50%
< $25
 2 50%

Report created on May 28, 2012.