ct i too am not surprised that the probiotic in and of itself does`t helps keep pouchitis away...but thinking the same as scott maybe being on it all the time is better than just every other week..i know your dr. told you it is a waste but that does not seem to be a consences on that..i take the probiotic everyday and just make sure there is between 2 to 4 hours in between the antibiotic and probiotic..
i do not think the probiotic will be a deterrent for the c-diff ..ss boulardi is what it often recommended.i think you have been lucky not to have c-diff.once you have it however you are more prone to it returning..its a spore that just lays low.
i too could not make a week off antibiotics now when last i tried.so new plan two weeks on alternating antibiotics hopefully being able to keep down to one half regular dosage..seems like this seems to be where some of us fall with diet..
i do think it interesting and strange but common among chronic pouchitis sufferers..our patterns change ..as you know back in dec thur march i was able to get by off antibiotics totally with just diet and taking antibiotics...you and i have experienced changes in our rotating ability...that is sometimes we do not make our two weeks for example and sometimes we do..allykat seems to think she is stable doing something and bam she is not ..and so it goes..maybe my description of our pouchitis disease is just a target in motion after all...sigh!