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What Causes Constipation And Orange Mucus In Stool After Taking Probiotics?

Posted on Mon, 21 Sep 2015

Question: I started taking probiotics 5 days ago. Day 2 I started having constipation and orange mucus in my stool. It's probio5. Is this normal? Is it candida die off?

Answered by Dr. Ronald Schubert (59 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Probiotics causing constipation

Detailed Answer:
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You have recently started a probiotic and now you have constipation problems. It is entirely possible that the probiotic is the cause of your constipation.. I would recommend stopping it to see what happens. The mucus is caused just by the constipation. There will not be any candida die off with use of a probiotic.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Ronald Schubert (32 minutes later)

This probiotic has an ingredient that also kills candida

Answered by Dr. Ronald Schubert (9 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Candida controlling probiotic

Detailed Answer:
OK the probiotic also had some candida killing agent but I con't think that is what caused the mucus or the color change to the mucus. I would still recommend stopping the probiotic and see if your stools return to normal.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar