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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... | 203 |
84% |
| Crohn's Disease & Ulcer... | 149 |
81% |
| Celiac Disease | 4 |
100% |
| Cystic Fibrosis | 2 |
100% |
| Psoriasis | 3 |
100% |
Overall, 84% (376
Members)
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Probiotics Reviews
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take before bed try as many different types as possible
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This also seems to help.
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Digestive Advantage OTC homeopathic seem to help if taken daily or when i get an attack reduce it and calm it down quicker than anything else taken.
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works if I stick to it. Gives me some gas but helps.
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I eat yogurt at least 3 days a week, otherwise I could not tolerate any other dairy foods.
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I take probiotics every day (Garden of Life, Primal Defense.. which contains all probiotics in a caplet form). The probiotics are the only thing that stopped the blood in my stool completely. I recommend them to anyone with Crohn's.
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Have been on for the past month, have not noticed anything.
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I had a variety of GI symptoms, (diarrhea, gas, nausea, vomiting, reflux, etc.). 3 Weeks ago, I began taking Align, containing the probiotic Bifantis. My symptoms have completely disappeared.
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I think it is working, has stopped the little blood I started to have.. need to take more of the primal defense taking 4 now need to increase it by another 5 or more
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I use Dr. David Williams probiotics in conjunction with his "Healthy GI Advantage" pills. Works brilliantly for me. When I stop taking them, I experience rectal bleeding. When I resume taking them, most symptoms go away.
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in process
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helps a bit with the bloating
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It gives you a lot of gas but it seems to help
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just helps to maintain your natural flora while the chemicals/antibiotics wreak havoc on you gi system
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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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