Activia Yogurt - Unpleasant Side Effects
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calzephyrI threw out a tub of Dannon Activia yogurt this morning and have sworn to never eat the stuff again. All I wanted was something different than cereal or toast for breakfast, and yogurt and granola seemed like a nice change. I only bought Activia because it was on sale, and only somewhat dimly aware that it was a probiotic yogurt that was supposed to do good things for your insides. Unfortunately, it did nothing but bad things for my insides.
Really, the product should come with a warning label that it can have a laxative effect, but the packaging only touts the positive side effect of the friendly bacteria it contains. By the fourth day of eating it for breakfast, I was Googling "Activia yogurt side effects" and found story after story, including a big page of stories. For some people, Activia truly does wonders and I'm happy for IBS sufferers and the like. But a lot of people note that adding Activia resulted in gas, bloating, diarrhea, loose stools, a burning sensation or itch, stomach cramps and other unpleasantness. I also experienced a weird dehydrating effect, despite drinking lots of water.
Usually I'm loathe to discuss anything so TMI, but I want to add my experience to the search results. I imagine few people would make the connection that Activia is causing all these effects and the anecdotes seem to prove that. For me it came to a head last night when my stomach bloated past my breasts. I can't remember being in such terrible intestinal pain in my life. It was hard to fall sleep and I didn't know if an antacid would help or make things worse. Depending on the person, Activia can stay in your body for 2-3 weeks, which is not on the packaging either.
On a last note, I find it interesting how people describe "going on", "going off" or "using" Activia as if it is no longer a food product, Some even suggest that it is a detox agent - apparently the Activia challenge is to eat it for two weeks. Ah...I'll just stick to regular yogurt from now on, thanks.
Really, the product should come with a warning label that it can have a laxative effect, but the packaging only touts the positive side effect of the friendly bacteria it contains. By the fourth day of eating it for breakfast, I was Googling "Activia yogurt side effects" and found story after story, including a big page of stories. For some people, Activia truly does wonders and I'm happy for IBS sufferers and the like. But a lot of people note that adding Activia resulted in gas, bloating, diarrhea, loose stools, a burning sensation or itch, stomach cramps and other unpleasantness. I also experienced a weird dehydrating effect, despite drinking lots of water.
Usually I'm loathe to discuss anything so TMI, but I want to add my experience to the search results. I imagine few people would make the connection that Activia is causing all these effects and the anecdotes seem to prove that. For me it came to a head last night when my stomach bloated past my breasts. I can't remember being in such terrible intestinal pain in my life. It was hard to fall sleep and I didn't know if an antacid would help or make things worse. Depending on the person, Activia can stay in your body for 2-3 weeks, which is not on the packaging either.
On a last note, I find it interesting how people describe "going on", "going off" or "using" Activia as if it is no longer a food product, Some even suggest that it is a detox agent - apparently the Activia challenge is to eat it for two weeks. Ah...I'll just stick to regular yogurt from now on, thanks.
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Date: 2012-02-16 02:51 am (UTC)