Need help selecting Probiotic

Jump4joy2 · ‎03-11-2010

Anyone taking probiotics??? I am interested in trying them since I have heard good things about them. I suffer from gastroparesis (delayed stomach emptying) and experience diaherra often. I don't want anything that is going to act as a laxative. I would sincerely appreciate any feedback from anyone who has taken Culturelle, Align or Digestive Advantage, the brands I have noticed while shopping and from TV ads! The ingredients vary from one brand to the next and I wonder which brand might be better for my gastro issues. Thanks!!!!

philom · ‎06-22-2011

My doctor recommends florastor when taking antibiotics. I stay on it all the time. It costs a lot more than some other brands but deals can be found.

Jump4joy2 · ‎03-11-2010

On 4/15/2014 philom said: My doctor recommends florastor when taking antibiotics. I stay on it all the time. It costs a lot more than some other brands but deals can be found.

Thanks philom! On one website I noticed that florastor was very highly rated and also more expensive. But, the price is probably justified!

voyager1980 · ‎09-14-2013

What did your doctor recommend?

funwun · ‎02-03-2013

I take Culturelle and am very happy with it

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Nightowlz · ‎03-11-2010

I take Andrew Lessman's Ultimate Friendly Flora. I would have acid reflux every once in a while. I started taking the probiotics & don't eat after 7 PM & don't have that problem now. It does not have a laxative effect on me.

OhSuzieQ · ‎03-23-2010

I also take the Andrew Lessman friendly flora. I like it very much.

I do not find that it has any laxative effect. If you watch for it, his supplements often have free shipping.

Susan

daisyk · ‎05-20-2011

On 4/15/2014 philom said: My doctor recommends florastor when taking antibiotics. I stay on it all the time. It costs a lot more than some other brands but deals can be found.

My friend's mom takes Florastor also on her doctors recommendation. She had that C-diff infection and this has helped her.

QueenDanceALot · ‎04-18-2013

jump4joy,

Early last year I was told by the nutritionist at my doc's office to take Klaire Labs Therbiotic when I was having terrible diarrhea (my gut had been totally stripped because of a long series of antibiotics). And, in addition, specifically for the extreme diarrhea, she recommended saccharomyces boulardii, which you can buy as a singular probiotic (Klaire Labs is the one I took). Worked like a charm!!!

I still take the Therbiotic every day and recommend it highly, but do not need the saccharomyces boulardii anymore as that one was specifically for the diarrhea.

Madisson · ‎10-13-2011

Florajen. You can't find it on the shelves. Ask the pharmacist for it. It has to be kept refrigerated. Doctors and pharmacists all agree that it is tops.

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