BodyBio Butyrate Supplement - Postbiotic for Gut Microbiome Health, Digestion and Regulation Support - Butyric Acid with Sodium - 100 Capsules

Like all medications or supplements, this should not be taken without first figuring out what the problem is and then determining realistic ways to treat it. Taking something just because 'I have stomach issues' or 'it's trendy' or 'I saw it on social media' is a horrible way to get to whatever vague definition of health you're trying to achieve, rather if you know what the problem is, then you can start figuring out how to get there. If your problem is upper GI (stomach, duodenum) this is not the cure you're looking for. If your problem is lower GI (caudal small intestine, colon) then this might actually help, especially if leaky gut is involved. If your problem is lousy diet, little sleep, lots of stress, and no exercise, all the pills in the world won't help as you need to fix your lifestyle, the same with food sensitivities and allergies, get tested and adjust your diet accordingly. Yes this stuff smells weird, it is also called butyric acid (the name comes from the greek or latin for 'butter') and they use it as a fake butter flavor in foods. Does it work? That depends on the problem!I first heard about this stuff not on social media or on a trendy daytime talkshow but rather two years running at a professional conference for bovine medical professionals (cow doctors) from two different speakers, from two different states, talking about two different topics (immunology and ruminant nutrition). A professor of mine once said a ruminant is basically a pig's GI tract with a rumen tacked on, and he wasn't far wrong, as most mammals (sans horses and certain rodents, the 'hind gut fermenters') have a fairly similar hind gut. We spent hours talking about the role of stress and diet on the GI tract, particularly the phenomenon called 'leaky gut,' and the immune system's response thereto. Butyric acid came up quite a bit, not as something for sale, these guys weren't sales reps but researchers, professors, and nutritionists, but it plays a huge role in calming the immune system's response to junk in our gut, especially junk that leaks into the blood. It also helps feed the good bacteria and the colon cells and strengthens the bonds between those cells, helping prevent said leaks. All I could wonder was why no one had told me this from the human medical side if it is so vital in cows?! I did a bit of digging and found studies with positive results in dairy calves, weanling pigs, broiler chickens, rats and in vitro cell lines but only a few case studies on the human side. For $20 I thought it worth a shot.I have suffered from what I call 'IBS' for over a decade, but it's worse than just diarrhea: it is body aches, headache, no energy, brain fog, emotional unease, itchy skin...life kind of sucks most of the time. I was tested for food sensitivity and try to avoid the worst of that, which helped a ton. I added more fiber to my diet which also helps some, but on my best days I was still at 75% capacity and on my worst days, it is sort of like the flu without the cold symptoms. I tried colostrum at my doctor's behest (bad idea when you have a severe whey sensitivity!) and then a good probiotic (that only made the diarrhea worse) but had pretty much given up on supplements. Then I heard about this and thought it was worth a try, at worse I'd be sick for three days and out $20.I've been on it a little over a week and just ordered a bigger bottle. It hasn't done anything for my stomach per se, it is still pretty much like having a ticked bucking horse in your abdomen at times, but for the rest of me it has been a most excellent investment and I hope in time even my irritated gut will eventually chill out (weeks to months probably). It calms down the immune system (inflammation), it feeds the gut and good bacteria (promotes healing), and it repairs those leaky junctions between the cells (which is what allows the leaks and ticks off the immune system in the first place). Besides for the typical unhappy stomach, I feel like I haven't since I got sick: I have energy, the mental fog has lifted, my emotions are more balanced and calm, I don't ache everywhere and haven't had a vague headache for 9 days. I'll still need to stick to my strict diet but maybe this stuff will encourage enough healing that I can someday expand it a little? Maybe with enough time and healing the GI signs themselves will chill out? With less exposure to foreign stuff in the blood maybe my immune system will chill out too? But at least I can now have some semblance of a life. It won't cure it, especially on its own, but it is a huge step in the right direction. This is also with a covid exposure (I never get respiratory disease but I feel like I've just eaten a large triple meat pizza with my immune response), prednisone (I've cut out any pain killers or steroids unless necessary, those being a covid exposure or a migraine), and discovering I can no longer eat brown rice pasta (which I have eaten a couple times this week and upset the primadona I call my intestine), with all that this stuff still works! Just make sure you're using it for the right stuff: certain types of IBS, ulcerative colitis, inflammatory GI diseases like celiac and crohns, leaky gut syndrome. Stomach ulcers, pancreas and bile issues, stomach acid, a primary issue with allergies or sensitivities (instead of the leaky gut leading to the sensitivity), SIBO and other upper GI maladies probably won't benefit much unless there is a combination of issues. Please check with your health care provider and nutritionist before making any life changing medical choices!

excellent product, take 2 capsules a day after or with a meal, really helps gut health.

I got my first bout of Diverticulitis about a month ago. Even though I was fasting for 3 days it was not taking care of the pain/infection. I was put on two harsh antibiotics which I absolutely despise!! ;( I have a few autoimmune conditions and so I flare when I take antibiotics and I can just feel the candida in my system going crazy. Not to mention all the additional bad side effects.I read online that prescription sodium butyrate enemas helped people with UC, Crohns, and Diverticulitis. I read another article that someone was doing at home enemas with this product as a DYI, and it seemed to help her with her UC.I figured I would give it a go too. I really have nothing to lose as I felt like I would be stuck with taking antibiotics for the rest of my life if I didn't get this under control.(Note: I already do enema's with chlorophyll and aloe juice to soothe my colon, so I am no stranger to enemas. I also do coffee enemas and those are fabulous to do when your colon isn't inflamed.)I put two capsules in my alkaline enema water. The next day it seemed the area of my colon was not as inflamed and my stool later that morning was well formed.I can tell it is helping. I pray to God it keeps getting better!Yes it stinks, but at this point I would eat a couch if someone told me it would heal me.Also, chlorophyll is an internal deodorizer. I don't notice any aroma when I sweat or anything so you might want to consider that if you start taking these capsules and feel like you smell. I do take these internally as well, but wanted fast action..... and so I decided to do the enema route at first.Disclaimer: I am not suggesting you take this in enema form, but I am sharing my own personal story and what I need to do for me. You may find enough benefit taking it internally only, so I would suggest only that.I also only eat a vegan diet. I use to eat dairy and gluten, but now have excluded as it inflames my colon too much. I also make sure I walk or exercise 4000+ steps a day.I have an abundance of supps but mainly take glutamine, choline, and black seed oil for my colon in addition to sodium butyrate.Hopefully you don't have to go as extreme as me, but it's good to share other things I do in order to heal.