I'm wondering if APers can compare probiotics. I have been using Florastor sometimes mixed with Acidophilous Pearls.
They both cost about a hit which is getting kind of expensive at 2
or 3 or 4 hits a day, but the cheaper stuff doesn't seem to do
anything. (The problems with the cheaper brands is the vast majority of
bacteria is killed by your stomach acid. Forastor is spores which will
survive until your gut, and the Pearls are double enteric coated) Both
of these probiotics are good but I'm not sure if they're providing the
full range of benificial intestinal flora. What do you use/recommend?
At first I used Theralac ordered online. It was expensive too and had to be kept refrigerated. Then on anoher site someone recommended Target's Origin brand called simply Acidophilus, so I tried it and it actually works better for me than the expensive one. it is less than for 60 caps, sometimes it is even on sale. I take it only once a day, about halfway between mino doses. Hope this helps! PatARGH! We don't have Target in Canada. Thanks for the advice, anyway. I'll
pick some up if I ever get an opportunity.Gimpy I order all of my supplements including Probiotics from Swansonvitamins.com. Being one that has yeast problems with ABX I have had no problems taking their Shiff brand. It is milk-free acidophilus, 100 1 billion CFU tabs for .99. My blood work shows all vitamins and minerals to be in good shape and I check my PH occasionally which stays where it should be.Bonny, that's a great tip---thanks!
I was using the really expensive stuff from my AP doc (guess he has to make $ somewhere LOL) Ultra Flora Plus from I think metrogenics??? but Friend on the RB said Solaray at Whole Foods. It was about for a big bottle. But I just went to Whole Foods out here and the girl in that department swears by Jarro-dophilus with FOS - something like 3.4 billion buggers in a capsule. I forget what she said about why its better. And it was a bottle for 200 caps.
I don't know what to do - I know I have a yeast problem so I need to go full steam on the probiotics and do the diet to try and heal the gut. But I like the prices you are quoting. But...
What should I do?
Pip
Whew, okay Whole Foods we DO have.Whew - at least that's not in the new bottle!
Pip