Bio-K: Conveniently Packaged Probiotics

$5 worth of health in this little bottle?  I hope so!

The Crohn's/Colitis board on Babycenter is a wonderful community and its members offer a wealth of information and support.  One of those members recently mentioned a probiotic I'd never heard of: Bio-K.

Today I'm tapering off Prednisone. (Well, 5mg every other day for two weeks, then nothing: that feels like practically being "off".)  Nervous without my drug crutch, I ran to Whole Foods this morning for a probiotic fix.   

Since this was the first day I tried it, I don't know if it works yet.  But I really hope Bio-K prevents flare symptoms, because it's got two strikes against it:

1. It's very expensive.  $30 for a 6-pack.  Yikes!
2. I don't love the taste of plain yogurt.  And it's kind of...chunky.  

 But the word on the Babycenter board is that the probiotics in Bio-K are more powerful and effective than in the SCD yogurt, so I'm giving it a shot.  (Though the yogurt has worked for me, so I may just stick with that in the long run.)

Let me know if you've had any experience with Bio-K (or if you've found a cheaper source)!

Maternal Diet and Baby's Health

The Huffington Post published this article citing research that what we eat during pregnancy affects our babies' health long after delivery.  Excerpt below:

"Studies have already shown that if a mother eats large amounts of fish oil during pregnancy, it may exacerbate her child's colitis — an inflammation of the colon.
The effects of a mother's diet on her unborn children seem to be linked to the microflora — the microorganisms that live in people's guts — that are passed on from mother to child, Gibson [one of the lead researchers] said. There is evidence microflora can affect not only susceptibility to infection but also may have links to metabolic disease, diabetes and even autism, she added."

Frankly, the info is so vague, there's not much we can do but freak out.  I plan to switch my DHA supplement to one from algal oil rather than fish oil.  Aside from that, what can a constantly nauseated, carb-craving girl do?