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Had really bad gas, bad smelling frequent soft stools for 2yrs. taking probiotics and all symptoms gone. was it than bacterial overgrowth syndrome?
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Yes: It may have been as simple as putting your gut back into balance with the probiotics. 2-3 month course of probiotics will typically be long enough.
Answered 9/23/2016
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