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(also known as Acidophilus, Activia, Culturelle, Digestive Advantage)
Probiotics are dietary supplements containing potentially beneficial bacteria or yeast, with lactic acid bacteria (LAB) as the most common microbes used.
Probiotic bacterial cultures are intended to assist the body's naturally occurring gut flora to reestablish themselves. They are sometimes recommended by doctors, a... more at Wikipedia
Treatment Success Rate
| Top 5 Communities | ||
| Condition | Members | Success |
| Irritable Bowel Syndrom... | 214 |
84% |
| Crohn's Disease & Ulcer... | 172 |
80% |
| Celiac Disease | 4 |
100% |
| Cystic Fibrosis | 2 |
100% |
| Psoriasis | 3 |
100% |
Overall, 83% (411
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find Probiotics helpful
Probiotics Reviews
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Digestive Advantage helped me for a long time but recently has not been as helpful
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Activia.. works pretty well/
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I've had the best results from these and miralax
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See Acidophilus section
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Presently taking Laco Viden and Bifo VIden by Metagenics. BOth seem to be working well
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help with stomach cramps/bloating
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Very very good.
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I take activia and a refridgerated capsule probiotic
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helped clean me out, but had to keep taking it.
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I eat a soya yoghurt daily with acidophilus which does seem to help
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i love probiotics, i def. noticed a difference.
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Just started taking digestive advantage and it helps.
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I use the drink and the pills
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Take BioK when I'm felling under the weather or have stomach bug
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amazing! I love probiotics, I took them first in the ground form... but then switched to a pill form. Now I should go back on them.
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Discussions
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Digestive Advantage IBS
I finially found it at walgreens and it is one third the cost of the probiotic I've been taking. I was wondering if it worked well, worked for diarrh... [More] -
activa probiotics
You're better off to take the acidophilus with bifidus that you get in the health store (keep it in the fridge) or the yogurt you get in the health st... [More] -
acidophilus
many soy milks contain acidophilus cultures as well. If you get the liquid live cultures like in yogurt it will upset your stomach less as it doesn't ... [More] -
ACTIVIA
activia works b/c it has acidophilus type "good bugs in it" that help you digest and crowd out other "bad bugs" and infections tha... [More] -
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