Garden of Life RAW Probiotics Colon Care Shelf Stable - 50 Billion CFU Guaranteed Through Expiration - Once Daily - Certified Non-GMO & Gluten Free - No Refrigeration, 30 Vegetarian Capsules

Gastroparesis

I was diagnosed with a sucky illness called gastroparesis about 2 years ago, just means paralysis in the gastrointestinal tract. For me its moved through my in entire tract from my stomach, so food just sits there, to my colon so I have awful constipation. The mega doses of prescription laxatives just add to my nausea and bloating so I'm always on the hunt for homeopathic remedies... this in combination with some other herbals is like magic. I'm completely off laxatives and actually able to eat some easily digested solid foods finally. I was using the 100 billion ultimate care which was good but this actually keeps me as regular as can be expected with my condition. I realize this may be a little TMI, but I figure a review like this would be helpful to others like me... LOVE these. Recommend combining with GOL enzymes

316 persons found it helpful

Just okay, there are better, cheaper options.

I have tried many many different brands of probiotics. And on paper this looks like the ideal candidate, but there are some serious short falls such as: â€¢ Even though there are 50B bacteria, the capsule does not have protection; if you do a quick google search you'll find out only 10% of these will survive like this. â€¢ Its questionable what the long term effects of taking digestive enzymes are. â€¢ The price per pill is rather hefty for its benefits. In my personal experience Multi-Strain PROBIOTIC (by InnovixLabs). Broad Spectrum - 26 Diverse Probiotic Strains. 10,000,000,000 Live Cultures at Expiration. Gluten-free. 60 Delayed-Release Tablets. had the best performance

78 persons found it helpful

Quality subpar

I have bought this product several times in the health food stores and it has always been effective for me. This brand works the best for my needs and have always had great results. To save some money I decided to order it off Amazon and the first bottle didnt have the usual effects I'm used to. I ordered it again and still nothing that made me feel it was effective. I decided to buy from the store and it confirmed that you don't get the same quality product when ordering it off Amazon. This product needs to be kept at a certain temperature to maintain its quality, and both times that I ordered it off Amazon I received it at room temperature. I'm assuming this has an adverse affect on the probiotic properties and just not worth cutting corners when it comes to live strains of good bacteria

52 persons found it helpful

Raw Probiotics

I have purchased quite a few probiotics online, but this product is likely the best in this price range. A whopping 50 billion cell count with 33 strains in an easy to swallow capsule is what you want in your probiotic. I take this product for a digestive malady

40 persons found it helpful

Cured my IBS C . Nothing else worked.

Chronic IBS C. After trying everything else that did not work. Even prescription med. 2 colonoscopies and 2 endoscopies later I saw the ad on TV. Thought why not? So finally after 3 doctors with different ideas. I am cured. Amen . Thankyou Garden of Life. And God

37 persons found it helpful

Made a world of difference in my digestive system

My daily fix. A truly effective probiotic supplement as a preventative should have over 15K different strains. With AI patients that numbers doubles. This one is stellar. I choose it rather than ordering one through my pharmacy or my clinical practice and I have practiced pharmacy for almost 25 years

34 persons found it helpful

Great Product

Great Product! Although, I don't like ordering this online because it is not shipped with dry ice. When buying this I will continue to purchase at a local health food store. No guarantees it is shipped to health food store under refrigeration but at least kept cold while in the store

30 persons found it helpful

Package arrived at 91 Degrees. But they say it's still good.

Beware how are you as a customer supposed to validate whether or not the probiotic cultures are good if the package temperature is 91 degrees upon arrival and the package has no cool feeling whatsoever. Here is their Response. Our refrigerated Probiotics should ideally be stored in a cool, dry place below 71Â°F (22Â°C) and at less than 30% humidity. It is best stored and shipped refrigerated, both before and after opening. If the Probiotics are shipped without a cold package or if they arrived warm, some of the probiotics would die off however, to ensure that our Arrive Alive™ potency promise is kept, we have formulated the Probiotics with more than the guaranteed CFU therefore the product would still be viable. We recommend refrigerating the product as soon as possible because refrigeration is optimal, especially for long term storage. The brief warming period does not degrade the efficacy of the probiotics and you can feel confident about taking this product." So basically, Garden of Life overloads the probiotics in these products to give a longer window of viability and then we shorten the time at higher temperatures with the ice pack. Again, Garden of Life would like to reassure you that even if the Probiotics were left unrefrigerated for a few days, the potency promise remains intact. For verification of this information, you can contact Garden of Life at 866-465-0051. If you should have any problem with this probiotic as you use it, please contact us. Let us know if you need further assistance or have further questions. We are here to help

28 persons found it helpful

Poor Quality

I usually purchase this product from Whole Foods, but this time ordered from here because it is more cost effective. The product was of a different colour. The powder in the pills was pink and it looked like it changed its consistency. Perhaps the seller didn't provide the proper storage as raw probiotics must be store in the cool place

27 persons found it helpful

Acidolphilus family are very good for you

This Probiotics really helped me get passed my belly bloat. I had surgery, and of course the meds that the doctors prescribe messed with my gut bacteria, and my stomach was swollen. It's strange that the medical doctors never tell their patients to take probiotics after antibiotics and other meds that cause an imbalance in the gut bacteria. My belly bloat is gone! This product was packaged to keep the strains alive until they arrive and I immediately put in the refrigerator when i got in the mail. I will buy this one again and the Garden of Life 90 billion strains. Remember, the Lactobacillus family, Bifodobacterium family, Acidolphilus family are very good for you, but get the kind that have to be refrigerated. This product is good for people who cannot eat yogurt, because of being Lactose intolerant. Yogurt bloated me really bad, make me look like I'm pregnant, which I'm not. This product plus a lifestyle change in my diet and prayer to Jesus Christ worked wonders for me! I feel wonderful again

21 persons found it helpful