Hello everyone. I want to increase my healthy gut bacteria population but I can't eat fermented foods and can't take probiotic products because they give me severe gastrointestinal problems. I've read some people take potato starch as a prebiotic. For someone with severe dysbiosis and can't take any probiotic bacteria, would taking potato starch daily help to increase healthy gut bacteria population?
My main target is increasing the butyrate producing bacteria and some other bacteria that downregulates inflammation in the colon and give balance to the colonic micro-flora.
As for other prebiotics, I can't eat banana because of fructose and can't find inulin or other prebiotic sources neither seperately nor as a medical product in my country. So I guess the only prebiotic source for me is potato starch.
What do you think?
Another question-- I'm fine with potato but could it in any way hurt me to take potato starch daily? Because manipulating my gut flora generally makes me worse (except antibiotics); but I'm thinking this is a very different approach so it shouldn't cause problems.
Another question-- Would there be any problems with glycoalkaloid content of raw potato starch?
Thanks in advance.
My main target is increasing the butyrate producing bacteria and some other bacteria that downregulates inflammation in the colon and give balance to the colonic micro-flora.
As for other prebiotics, I can't eat banana because of fructose and can't find inulin or other prebiotic sources neither seperately nor as a medical product in my country. So I guess the only prebiotic source for me is potato starch.
What do you think?
Another question-- I'm fine with potato but could it in any way hurt me to take potato starch daily? Because manipulating my gut flora generally makes me worse (except antibiotics); but I'm thinking this is a very different approach so it shouldn't cause problems.
Another question-- Would there be any problems with glycoalkaloid content of raw potato starch?
Thanks in advance.