Comments on: 13+ Potential Health Benefits of Probiotics

By: Amy

Amy — Mon, 23 Mar 2020 16:22:59 +0000

I take Florajen Probiotics for Women, from the first day my stomach has felt so much better. After having my first child my stomach felt awful after anything I ate. I was bloated and just uncomfortable. I suffered for years until I found this product!

By: Considering

Considering — Wed, 25 Sep 2019 03:49:23 +0000

I was considering supplementing with probiotics and most of the studies i read points to positives so far. However things to consider, probiotics supplement are not very shelf stable temperature wise; you could end up buying an “all dead culture” product by the time it arrives to you, hence no beneficial result / money down the drain. Also, people have mentioned having adverse reaction to it, so not always good. It could be a case of having normal health and then taking probiotics becoming having worse health than before. Seems like the best option is to avoid probiotics supplement altogether and adjust your diet instead, upgrade the food that you eat with healthier alternatives and hopefully your gut health will improve over time after those changes.

By: zengineer

zengineer — Sat, 21 Sep 2019 20:53:58 +0000

Reference 19 points to the correlation between low levels of a specific gut bacteria, and low levels of Iron. The implication there was because this bacteria helps the absorption of Iron. But there is another possible explanation, which is glyphosate. Glyphosate kills bacteria that use the shikimae pathway, AND it binds to iron strongly. This means that bacteria may not be associated with Iron absorption, but glyphosate is associated with lowering both these things.

By: Drew

Drew — Wed, 10 Jul 2019 00:32:17 +0000

Wow. The author put a ton of work into this. Kudos! Well done.

By: Tilda

Tilda — Wed, 18 Apr 2018 19:50:09 +0000

In our case, probiotics are overrated , and mostly problematic . Also prebiotics can feed pathogenic strains as well, correct?

By: GP

GP — Sun, 31 Dec 2017 00:21:08 +0000

The key to success with probiotics is to ensure alignment with diet which can allow for a shift in the microbiome. Often the results feel subtle at best but a proper mapping of your biome over time will allow you to see these shifts.

By: MonKM

MonKM — Wed, 07 Jun 2017 15:21:59 +0000

For very serious GI problems consider a medical grade probiotic like this VSL3. I have personally tried this one in the past. VERY potent.

By: Matrixik

Matrixik — Tue, 03 Jan 2017 15:13:32 +0000

In reply to Harry Warman. If you are searching for large dose then check Elixa probiotic (0.5 trillion CFU per dose)

By: Joseph M. Cohen

Joseph M. Cohen — Sun, 30 Oct 2016 17:45:30 +0000

In reply to an-marie. Ya

By: Joseph M. Cohen

Joseph M. Cohen — Sun, 30 Oct 2016 17:34:18 +0000

In reply to Harry Warman. I agree

By: an-marie

an-marie — Tue, 25 Oct 2016 18:49:02 +0000

Are probiotics based on soy, milk or corn wise to take if you’re doing a lectin avoidance diet?

By: Harry Warman

Harry Warman — Thu, 20 Oct 2016 13:30:25 +0000

Hi Joe

I usually find that probiotics offer very little benefit to me and often make no difference at all. As a general rule, Bifido strains seem to be more effective than Lactobacillus. And I’d still always take them alongside a course of antibiotics.

Much larger doses may produce a more noticable effect but that gets expensive. I’m pretty sure I’m not the only one who thinks probiotics are overrated. Not because gut bacteria aren’t important but because probiotics don’t do enough to change the gut flora…