What Causes Brown Stool While On Florastor?

Posted on Mon, 11 Sep 2017

Question: Primary care doctor prescribed Florastor, a Probiotic. My stool is brownish, smaller than usual, with a small liquid mix . Could this be a side effect of the Probiotic ? XXXXXXX Healey
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Answered by Dr. Lekshmi Rita Venugopal (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Normal effect of Probiotic

Detailed Answer:
Hello XXXXXXX Healey,
Thank you for trusting HealthcareMagic,

The stool changes you are noticing is the normal effect of probiotic. Probiotics can make your gut environment slightly acidic so that the good bacteria can thrive and over rule the bad bacteria. This is the reason of initial side effects of Probiotics like gas, bloating, changes in stool color/consistency etc.

This will eventually go away once your gut gets used to the effects of probiotics, which is usually in 1 week. This is completely normal and nothing to be worried about.

Hope this answers your questions
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Regards,
Dr.Lekshmi

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Follow up: Dr. Lekshmi Rita Venugopal (44 hours later)

Thank you. Do not have any follow up questions at this time.
XXXXXXX T. Healey

Answered by Dr. Lekshmi Rita Venugopal (59 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
You're welcome

Detailed Answer:
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Dr.Lekshmi

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