Bio-Kult Advanced Probiotics -14 Strains, Probiotic Supplement for Adults, Lactobacillus Acidophilus, No Need for Refrigeration, Non-GMO, Gluten Free -Capsules,120 Count (Pack of 1)

Has strep strain which may be an issue for some

I'm a little mixed on this product because this cultures very well in milk. It's the real deal. However, shortly after my family started this, we all became very ill. Which is unusual. My youngest toddler came down with an awful cold. My oldest age eight: who never gets sick, came down with croup! I developed a horrible and painful strep throat and suffered for nearly two weeks before getting on antibiotics. I was taking these the whole time. And my husband who also never gets sick thanks to his constant hand washing also developed an awful and painful sore throat after only a couple of these capsules. It could entirely unrelated so I will put these aside and try them again a few months. I'm very hesitant too. This the three stars. After my antibiotic course, I started these again but after some research: I've decided to try something else. My strep bumps have not gone away although I'm no longer in pain. It's been two days since I've gone off the z pack so it's possible it is still working in my system. I'm switching to Florastor (which is a healthy yeast and will not culture in milk). Florastor has been used with great success against strep strains and helpful for those who have issues with OCD, anxiety, etc. I'm also going to use it with the Healthy Origins Probiotic because it has similar strains however it is strep free unlike biokult. I suspect my family is sensitive to the strep strain for whatever reason. I have had a really tough year health wise so I'm going to take a closer look at which strains I'm using from now. If you're having issues with anxiety, ocd or other mental strains, you may be histamine sensitive. Some probiotic strains aggravate this and can make the issues you are struggling with, worse. According to my research, these are supposedly probiotics that can cause histamine issues in histamine intolerance sufferers: Lactobaccilus Casei increases, Histamine and tyramine Lactobaccilus Lactis Lactobaccilus Fermetum/ Fermenti Lactobaccilus Paracasei Lactobaccilus Bulgarius , increases Histamine Streptococcus Thermophilus Enterococcus Faecium Enterococcus Faecalis These ones are safe and ideal for histamine intolerance: Lactobaccilus Acidophilus Lactobaccilus Rhamnosus Lactobaccilus Salivarius Lactobaccilus Sporonges Lactobaccilus Gasseri Bifidobacteria Breve Bifidobacteria Longum Bifidobacteria Infantis Saccromysis Boulardii Lactobaccilus Lactis Lactococcus Lactis Lactobacillus Planatarum, inhibits Tyramine L.Reuteri … elevates Histamines short term but raises anti inflammatory camp levels Saccharomces- Boulardii I'm happy to hear input and adjust my review based on scientific studies with links. Thank you

561 persons found it helpful

This has made a real difference

This is from a woman with a history of colon issues from Ulcerative colitis in my 20's and 30's to bouts of constipation and gastric upset that has kept me anxious for years. A year ago I started taking psyllium husk capsules to add fiber to my diet. They didn't really do anything on their own - I was taking 3 capsules twice a day and drinking liters of water. That was all good but it is true that your immune system is really important in your gut. In nursing school, the stress of late nights and exams and clinical practice with really sick people led me to believe that - even more important than the fiber, is the flora in the gut - so I started with probiotics. I started with one that was very highly rated by consumer reports - but it didn't really seem to be consistent. I was taking it with the psyllium capsules and yes, I was "more regular" but it wasn't ideal. I switched to Bio-Kult and dropped the psyllium capsules all together. I take (2) Bio-Kult capsules (on an empty stomach) before I go to bed at night. The next morning within 1 hour of rising - peristalsis takes over and I have met my elimination goals for the day. I think this is great stuff, at least for me. The active culture is more than enough and the ingredients are either benign or active bio-culture. I have no allergies so I cannot speak to that. I am making another purchase today and wanted to let you know. This is a big thing for lots of us. We spend a lot of time and money trying to eliminate the junk from our diets; we eat Clean - we eat antibiotic and hormone free - we eat organic. Let's keep that GOOD-GUT FLORA BLOOMING. Be well

200 persons found it helpful

A Must for Great Health

I've taken many different probiotic products over the last ten years. Some were useless and others did a ok to pretty good job. Some were very expensive and worthless. Biokult is not inexpensive, but the benefits to vibrant health make them essential for me. I was searching for a product that had a process to keep the enzymes active, and effective as long as possible AND that did not have to be refrigerated, as I travel.. That's why I bought it, but it is not why I've kept on using them for about two years now. The first thing to thing to know is it's about lots more than digestion - the effects of a good probiotic drive vibrant health. You get sick less, - not at all, or very rarely. Your skin clears and glows; hair, and nails grow fast and look beautiful. Your digestive track cleans out (if you are drinking sufficient water and avoiding sodas & junk food - an occasional wine or drink is fine) and your stomach gets Flatter! so when you do your little exercise (very little for me) routine the muscles are strong and look sexy. Across the board - you feel healthy because you are, you look really good but most important - You Are Good. NOTE: This does not happen instantly. And if you have been "clogged up" with bad nutrition for a long time it will not only take the time it takes but in the beginning you will encounter what doc's call a "healing crises" You may think it's the probiotics making you ill but it is actually the opposite. The probiotics are cleaning out years of the gunk and junk you have put into your digestive track and which is stuck and glued. As it does so, you feel a little ill - not much but it's there. When it happens Celebrate because it means you are getting out the "crap" that causes you to get sick and grows into major disease! Really. So you get the bad stuff out BioKult replaces it with the really good stuff that keeps you regular and gives you vibrant health. You hardly ever get sick (if you have cleaned up your eating habits). OK - last thing. You might think they are expensive- but when you get this kind of health - and more importantly, clean out what is in you that will make you ill over and over until you become very ill - you are improving your quality of life. When you feel your best you've got energy galore and can do even more things to make you stronger. You rarely have to go to the doctor or take meds - which are way more expensive - not to mention the time lost for fun or work. You are protecting your health Long Term - so it is 111% worth it

107 persons found it helpful

I especially like that these are travel-able since they don't have to …

Noticeable improvement in gut health, this is one of 3 brands that actually work for me, the other being Klaire Labs Complete Probiotic and Garden of Life Women's Probiotic, and I've tried a bajillion different brands. I have late-stage Lyme with a lot of damage to the gut, so finding something that actually helps my gut and allows me to actually eat food is a keeper. I especially like that these are travel-able since they don't have to be refrigerated

50 persons found it helpful

Not a miracle cure, but as close as I've been able to find

I started taking this about two months ago to help with my IBS-D. I will first say that for me, obviously this is not a miracle cure. I still have to be careful what I eat and proactively manage my triggers (food/emotional/otherwise). That being said, I would say I've noticed about a 60% improvement in my symptoms from prior to starting. Mornings used to be my worst part of the day for symptoms and I would often avoid going anywhere so I could be close to the bathroom. I don't want to say that it isn't a concern, but instead of being out of commission for the whole morning, I have to be mindful for maybe an hour. It's actually throwing me off a bit, because I feel better than I'm used to feeling and not having to plan so much of my life around it is taking some getting used to. I noticed a change in my symptoms about three weeks in and have continued to see increased improvement. I find the pills easy to swallow, as long as I have some beverage to take it with, but I don't usually have a problem swallowing pills. I find that I get better results if I sprinkle the contents of the pill onto food, instead of swallowing it as is (though that could be my imagination) so I try and make a point of having at least one meal a day this way. There's not much taste to speak of, think of sprinkling a little bit of flour on your food and it's comparable, though most of the time I don't even notice any texture or taste changes. I tried stirring the powder into a cold glass of oatmilk (again, I still have to manage my triggers and lactose is one of mine) and found that it tends to clump, even if I stir it very well, and settle at the bottom where I miss it. I haven't tried it in other beverages. If you are taking this to treat IBS, I would suggest for your first week or two, depending on how you react, of taking half a pill daily. I didn't have a reaction with these, but in the past when I've tried different pro-biotics, my IBS symptoms went up to 11 and scared me off for trying them for several years. I think starting slow mitigated that this time. I've been taking 1-3 pills a day, depending on if I remember, but make a point of taking one at breakfast since that is my worst time of day for symptoms. Will it be pricey? Yes, more than I be do spending if isn't have IBS but the improvement in my physical and mental health is worth it, and plus there is saving on toilet paper now ðŸ˜

47 persons found it helpful

Noticed a difference within a week

I've been dealing with GI problems, TMJ, ulcers, migraines, and food allergies for a few years. I couldn't have eggs, potatoes, tomatoes, chocolate, tea, coffee, and a million other things! I went through tons of medications, procedures, and useless medical advice. I tried tons of restrictive diets - juicing, no sugar, candida, GAPS, etc. I'd feel great for a week or two, and then back to the same old. The GAPS diet recommended this probiotic, and I've stayed on it even though I've given up on the whole diet. It really does wonders. I do try to eat organic meat and plenty of fresh produce (I even grow some of my own now). But I can still eat out with friends here and there without my stomach exploding or being laid up with a migraine or two days! I think incorporating this powerful probiotic has given me more options with food, and has allowed me to eat eggs and tomatoes again

44 persons found it helpful

Great probiotic

TMI BUT.... If your anything like me and get yeast infections from antibiotics. This probiotic was a life saver! I took it 3 times a day between doses of the meds and avoided a yeast infection for the first time EVER on antibiotics. It also helped me get my digestion back inline after I finished the meds. Will be buying again, great product

35 persons found it helpful

Helped my baby

I've been taking this brand for years. When my 6 month old wasn't tolerating solid foods the pediatrician recommended probiotics. This one is ok for infants, so I would open a capsule and put some on her food. I would also put some of the powder on my nipple before nursing or add to a bottle. It helped her! It took about 3 weeks

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Lab Test Proves This Works!

This was recommended to me by my GAPS Practitioner and am very satisfied with it. Before starting the GAPS diet, we did a laboratory stool test for my daughter and saw that her good and bad bacteria numbers were highly unbalanced. After six months of taking this and also Prescript Assist (in therapeutic doses, with the guidance of my GAPS Practitioner), her latest stool test shows that her good gut bacteria has greatly increased in numbers and is now in the normal range

26 persons found it helpful

Concerns regarding viability assuaged.

Having recently changed my probiotic to one that requires refrigeration and found it to be dead on culture, I was concerned that lengthy periods (up to eight hours in a hot UPS van in Tx heat) might have killed the Bio-Kult bacteria. Bio-Kult is shelf stable but I was not sure aboout the heat tolerance. The package arrived, and it was fairly warm but not hot hot. I cultured the contents of a capsule just to check, and as usual Bio-Kult passed with flying colours. My only criticism is that the "use by" date on the bottom is covered by a sticker that is difficult to remove to reveal the information. There is plenty of room on the top of the box for the seller's sticker. Why not put it there

25 persons found it helpful