Have you or someone you know been diagnosed with Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth?

Have you ever felt worse after taking probiotics?

Have you ever been told you are “too acidic” or that you have “acidosis”?

Or did you take a test like the one from Metametrix that showed high levels of D-Lactate?

D-Lactic acid in the blood can lead to acidosis because it can be hard for us to clear.

As we talked about in the video there are many bacteria that produce D-Lactic acid.

Here is a list of some of the most common types that you might find in supplements, green powders, smoothie mixes etc.:

Lactobacillus Acidophilus
Lactobacillus Plantarum
Lactobacillus Reuteri

Lactobacillus Delbrueckii subspecies Bulgaricus (also known as Lactobacillus Bulgaricus) which is found in Greek yogurt, in fact MUST be in greek yogurt

D-lactic acid forming bacteria are also present in Kefir, Jun and Kombucha.

Did these bacteria cause the problem? No, likely not. Chances are that it was a more opportunistic bacteria (staph/strep/enterococcus…) and not one of the Lactobacillus strains however if you are working through this and don’t really want to throw fuel on the fire you may consider avoiding these for a while.

There are also bacteria that consume the D-lactic acid so can really help out here. There are many many strains of bacteria that do this and are found in soils among other places. One of the most common is Eubacterium Hallii.  Never heard of it?  Not surprised.  I had not heard of it either before I began this research into bacterial cultures that degrade D lactic acid.

So why is D-Lactate a problem for some people and not others?  It has a little to do with leaky gut, a little to do with diet and undigested carbohydrates and a lot to do with small intestinal environment and motility.

If you are looking for D-lactate free probiotics check out Custom Probiotics at www.customprobiotics.com.