Vitamin Bounty Pro-Daily Probiotic - 13 Probiotic Strains, Gut Health, Digestive Health, Including Lactobacillus Acidophilus, Probiotic for Women and Men (Pro-Daily Probiotic)

Let me start this off by saying that I am not a doctor nor claim to be. This is just my personal testimony.I recently just finished a round of antibiotics for bacteria in my stomach called H.Pylori. Before taking the antibiotics, I did some extensive research on the type of triple therapy I'd be ingesting and found out that people taking them can end up getting C.diff. My gastro never mentioned this to me at all. They only mentioned how I might get some diarrhea. C. Diff, which can be deadly, is different from getting "some bouts" of diarrhea. This is why people need to do their own research into their ailments than blindingly trusting a doctor who doesn't know you, but I digress.After reading many case studies about C. Diff and H.Pylori and asking my pharmacist about their thoughts on the matter, pairing a probiotic with an antibiotic can only help you and not hurt you. I even read that "Probiotic strains, such as S. boulardii, L. reuteri and L. GG, decrease gastrointestinal antibiotic-associated adverse effects, especially diarrhea. A reasonable amount of evidence exists that supplementation with S. boulardii is a useful concomitant therapy in the standard H. pylori eradication treatment protocol and most probably increases the eradication rate." In another study with 100 people with H.Pylori, "Lactobacillus acidophilus on standard triple therapy increased the eradication success rate." I would encourage you all to look into this and do your own research. I personally believe that pairing probiotics with antibiotics can only help.I decided on this probiotic because of the number/type of strains it had in it (the more diversity the better) and this was one of the few probiotics I was looking at where I was happy with the price and diversity of strains.A day before the bottle arrived at my house, I experienced the classic diarrhea symptom that accompanies C.diff (9th day of antibiotic treatment), I immediately started taking these probiotics and started have normal solid bowel movements. and still do even after my treatment.Moral of the story, do your own research.

I bought these probiotics/prebiotics after a doctor recommended them for my husband. No brand was specified, but I did my research and chose this brand. So happy that I did! My husband never had any issues with his bowels until he received radiation therapy for prostate cancer. during, and up to a year after radiation therapy, he developed IBS. He practically lived off of Imodium, with mixed results. His condition got so bad that he literally lost control of his bowels several times and soiled himself. We were fearful to even go out and eat; for fear of his having accidents! Eventually, he ended up seeing a GI specialist and was told that the radiation did indeed kill off all the good bacteria in his digestive tract --and he needed to replace it with probiotics and to add an Imodium daily. So this started my search!! I was impressed that this brand was designed so that the probiotic strains survive the stomachs acid and allows it to enter the small intestine where it is needed! It's been three months now, and he has improved tremendously! No more accidents! He rarely has to take an Imodium pill, also! I also started taking these because I drink diet sodas; and let's face it, those things surely must upset the flora in the digestive tract. None the less, I love them just as others do coffee. I highly recommend this brand to anyone that wants to get their digestive tract back on track! (lol! No pun intended!) We love them so much that we now have these on auto ship!

Would rather have had my original item that I previously ordered

This review is going to be TMI but I feel like that’s what these things need. I have been having every type of stomach issue after eating. Nausea, stomach pain, bloating but worst of all diarrhea. I was afraid to eat and not be close to a bathroom after eating because if I need to go I don’t much time. I did some research and I found this probiotic had the most strains I could find that would help with diarrhea. I’ve been taking it for a couple weeks and thankfully only a couple bathroom emergencies as apposed to almost every day. I think your body needs time to work with the probiotic and build it up. I was afraid to even eat anymore because I knew I wasn’t going to feel good whatever my symptom might be. I feel like I’m starting to get my life back!

My family and I have stubborn bowels, but this one does the trick!!

I have really bad stomach pain & my previous pre & probiotic didn't seem to be helping any longer since a formulation change. My package came with some missing medication so waiting for a replacement but I have had the ProDaily50 before switching to this one. The 50 was a little too strong made me very gassy if I took the 2 daily as recommended. As soon as I'm able to get the replacement and start the new one I'll update but so far I'm very happy with VitaminBounty's products.

These are good probiotics. Not problems. Easy to swallow.

I was on this probiotic for about a month when I realized my tummy issues were much better. I do notice a difference if I stop using this for a few days. I guess it's all about finding that probiotic that works best for you. I'm lactose intolerant, so that might be a factor. I've tried many probiotics -- including every single one that has TV commercials -- but they all seemed to make my problems worse. Now, this hasn't cured all my problems daily... but it has helped a LOT. For example, it's not going to help me much if I go off my usual diet and have a big bowl of ice cream... which I've done.. more times than I'd care to admit. I know there is lactose-free ice cream, but they don't come in the flavors I want (lactose-free sea salt caramel ice cream would fulfill a wish of mine).