After being on antibiotics CONSTANTLY as a child and teenager, I suffered a lot of ill-effects and I have been killing candida and healing my gut since the early 90s, off and on. IMO, these are simply the best on the market, and much better than the "regular" Primal Defense. After reading some bad reviews, I wanted to point out a few things others may find helpful. First off, probiotics aren't magic, and if they are magic to some folks, that's great!! But let me take this a step further. Mostly everyone that has bowel problems, and allergy problems especially, have leaky gut syndrome. If you are REALLY sensitive to this product, you probably have leaky gut and will never recover if you don't heal your intenstinal tract. I have found great recovery with a couple of products that some may find helpful: Colostrum LD and MSM (both vendors are here at Amazon). I have been on high doses of both of these and I feel better than I have in years. I used to have severe bloating, extreme fatigue, severe food allergies/sensitivies, extreme chemical sensitivies, carb sensitivity, skin problems, cravings, IBS symptoms, uveitis (corneal inflammation), etc.....but I always tried to do my own research because I knew doctors caused all of this to begin with by keeping me on antibiotics constantly. Please keep in mind that if you have a severe case of leaky gut syndrome, probiotics may not work well for you and you'll probably never *fully* recover. Also, certain strains of probiotics work better for certain symptoms than others. If I took a certain probiotic for IBS, I would get worse constipation because that strain of probiotic is for people with diarrhea. Lesson learned. Also, if you have candida problems, I find it's best to start out with Syntol and then go to this brand. Syntol is great and very helpful. But saying all of that to say, this particular probiotic has helped me tremendously and I don't ever want to be without it. To actually have energy and function like a normal person is great

My husband and I really like this probiotic. We felt much more energetic within just a few days of taking it. We just ordered our second bottle. For those who worry about the colony count not being high enough, we did a little at home experiment. We mixed one capsule of this probiotic in a quarter cup of milk. We did the same thing with two other brands of refrigerated probiotics that listed triple the colony count. We also left out a 4th cup of plain milk. 24 hours later, the milk of the other two brands have a faint yogurt smell compared to the control but both are almost as thin in consistency as the plain milk. The primal defense ultra milk is completely thickened into yogurt. So even though the colony count may be lower than other brands, it is obviously much more alive and active

I wanted to take time from my busy schedule in hopes of helping people who have had the same symptoms with digestion, constipation and IBD issues. I'm not a physician and what I'm sharing is just my experience of what works. I did not receive anything free for this review nor would it have made a difference. I have researched diet, nutrition and exercise for over 30 years and 95% of what you read is nothing more than marketing to sell you something that doesn't work. Having said that.....i suffered with constipation and was diagnosed with IBD several years ago. I took prescription medicine to treat the symptoms for years. In this time frame I tried over 20 different probiotics, prebiotics and changed my diet several times. I purchased this product and it worked but and there is always a but........you need to know how to take it. This is what I did. 1. Started taking 1 capsule first thing in the morning on a empty stomach. You will feel a little nausea at first as its normal but that goes away after week1. 2. Starting on day 8, add a capsule before you go to bed. Now you are taking two capsules per day. During this 2nd week you will start noticing that your having consistent bowel movements and the bloating starts to reside after meals. 3. I started taking the 3rd capsule before lunch but this may not be necessary for everyone. The rule of thumb that I use is this. If you have a bowel movement within the first hour of waking up in the morning them its working. When your digestion is in peak form, you should have a bowel movement between meals. This means two to three per day however everyone is different depending on a multitude of variables. Now the most important part. Take it consistently. This means if you live like most and have a hectic lifestyle, you must plan ahead. I purchased a small prescription bottle and I keep in my travel bag that goes everywhere with me. You have to take this consistently and it will work for you. Don't fall into the trap when you start to feel better that you forget the reason why and stop taking it. I will be writing a free book and posting it on nutrition and exercise and NO i don't have a angle and I'm not selling anything. I already have two jobs and don't need another one. I have reached a point in my life that it becomes more about giving back and helping people than it does about making money. Money doesn't bring happiness especially at the expense of lies and deception. I hope this helps to determine if you should try this product and how it works for you. God Bless and keep yourself and your loved ones safe, happy and healthy through these crazy times in our country

I learned of the benefits of probiotics thanks to my cousin in San Diego who sent me an article on how probiotics were beneficial for patients with Crohn's disease. Probiotics are organisms that live in the soil under normal circumstances. However pesticides kill probiotics that would otherwise live in the soil. Probiotics help control inflammation and also help your digestive tract to work at its optimum level. The only way to benefit from probiotics is to eat organic food and or to take probiotics. After reading the article I decided to give probiotics and organic foods a try. I have had Crohn's disease since the age of about 3 years old and I have had arthritis since the age of sixteen. Both are auto-immune diseases. Inflammation is a huge problem for auto-immune diseases. Primal Defense Ultra was developed by Jordan Rubin who has suffered from Crohn's disease himself. Jordan Rubin was exposed to probiotics after suffering from Crohn's disease and not finding the treatment available in the United States helpful for his condition. He was exposed to probiotics for the treatment of Crohn's disease while he travelled outside of the US. Before trying probiotics and organic foods, I had one of the worst flare-ups that I have ever had for Crohn's disease and none of the medications available for Crohn's disease were helping me at the time. I was on every medication available to me, including high doses of steroids (which is a miserable experience) and Remicade too. At the time nothing was bringing the flare-up to the point of being manageable. My abdomen was huge because of the distention. The distention was so bad that I had to go up 4 women's clothing sizes because my intestines were so swollen. That was the worst it had ever been for me. I had several kinds of abdominal pain along with bleeding. I started initially by just eating one cup each morning of organic yogurt. The organic yogurt at my local grocery store contained nearly half of the available probiotics. I started with the organic yogurt while I waited for my order of probiotics to be delivered. After eating the yogurt once daily for about 2 weeks, my abdominal distention went down 2 women's clothing sizes. I was amazed that the distention had improved that much in such a short time. I got the delivery then of the probiotics. I started a regimen of eating 2 servings daily of organic foods along with taking the Primal Defense Ultra. As a result of eating the organic food twice daily and taking the Primal Defense Ultra, my abdominal distention went down 4 clothing sizes total back to my normal clothing size. I no longer had daily abdominal pain after experiencing some of my worst pain ever constantly for nearly 3 years. I no long have joint pain, even after my doctor discontinued the use of NSAIDS for me because my GI bleeding had been so bad. My GI bleeding stopped. Also I went into remission for the first time in nearly 20 years. Note: I am not saying that it is a cure all for everyone. Primal Defense Ultra has definitely helped me not only with one of the worst flare-ups of Crohn's disease that I have ever had, but it has also alleviated my joint pain and helped me to manage my Crohn's disease ever since then. That has been for a period of 10 years now. Even when I do have flare-ups now, Primal Defense Ultra has made my subsequent flare-ups much more manageable. Primal Defense Ultra has been a huge benefit for me. I highly recommend Primal Defense Ultra for people who either have Crohn's disease or arthritis

I started developing IBS during my doctorate education in computer science and had been suffering from it for 2.5 years. Doctors believed the pain was due to h.pylori and my gastritis problem. I spent so much money and time fixing h.pylori. And it was gone but the pain remained for a long time. It didn't make sense to me and my doctor. Nothing was working. At one night, while I was having another attack, I decided to rub my belly out of options. It helped miraculously. For the first time in my life, I was able to stop the pain. Immediately went to the doctor after that. And my problem turned out to be IBS. He recommended me taking probiotics, and prescribed anti-depressant and gut movement slower pills, whatever name of it was. I used them a long time but they were barely patching it with all of the other side effects. I slowly stopped taking them, and the pain came back. Later, I switched to taking these probiotics pills every morning, and still taking them. No more IBS pain. It didn't cure it completely so I have to take these daily but I am okay with that. My life changed. The other most important thing it did to me is to help me stop my sugar cravings. It worked like magic. TBH, I didn't put any effort to stop it expect for taking these pills. And, I was not expecting any side effect like this. All I wanted is to stop the terrible IBS pain. I was a person who craved for sugar all the time. When I woke up in the morning, the first thing I used to do was taking a piece of chocolate. That is how far my cravings for sweets of mine went. Now I crave for soup, a nice meal, water, fruit, etc. like how an ordinary healthy person should feel like. Probiotics work. And I am taking 3 at a time but 2 works just as good. Now taking 2 pills in the morning with an empty stomach. It has been a long while since the last time I ate a chocolate and it was a tiny piece of a chocolate bar, and I didn't really enjoy it as much as I used to. I am enjoying my home meals better and now can better focus on my job and doing amazing things at work

This stuff is awesome. It's the only probiotic I use. Garden of Life is a great company and it's known for their probiotics. Now this stuff is strong, so I would either recommend starting with just one capsule or if you are going to do a full dose first do it on a full stomach. For these to work best though (when your ready), they should be consumed on an empty stomach. Basically it's going to feel like a war in your stomach...good bacteria vs bad bacteria...so it's going to be a little painful for the first few times. But after that, it's great. Keeps you regular, stops the bloating feeling and actually helps you lose weight. It's something everyone in your family should take to stay healthy

A couple of years ago, I developed GERD (severe continuous heartburn). I tried a number of things, including changing my diet, sleeping on a wedge pillow, etc... One of the few things that actually helped was taking Garden of Life Primal Defense Ultra probiotics. They were recommended to me by a fellow GERD sufferer. At first I took one pill twice a day, but as my GERD got better, I cut back to once a day. At this point, I can eat pretty much what I want, and I've stopped sleeping on the wedge pillow. I still get heartburn occasionally, but much less often (usually when I've eaten far too much), and it is MUCH less severe

I've been battling a bloated gut and "no-go" since I was a kid. I tried doctor-prescribed medications, Colonix, teas, laxatives, cheaper probiotics, even professional colonics without any real effect. THIS PRODUCT IS AMAZING. I feel like a normal human! The enormous (9 month pregnant looking) gut has gone flat and I visit the bathroom regularly without the urgency feeling of a laxative. People think I've lost weight but it's just from not carrying around all that garbage! Some things I noticed/discovered: I got acne for a few days. It's cleared up no problem. (Toxins leaving body?) My skin smelled metallic (toxins leaving?) My urine smelled like acid (that's from all the bacteria leaving!) Eventually all these symptoms went away. I feel amazing! Seriously, after 20 years walking around with a huge bloated gut and a miserable time in the bathroom, this is like Christmas. Christmas every day

This is the best probiotic I have ever used! I had surgery plus complications (infection) and had to be put on very high dose of powerful antibiotics - CIPRO & Flagyl 3 times a day for almost 4 weeks. I started taking this probiotic 2 hours after I take antibiotic and right before I go to bed (4 times daily I take this probiotic while on these very strong antibiotics). I am a female and in the past when having to take an antibiotic ( without this probiotic) I would develop terrible yeast infections. Never have I been on such a high dose of antibiotics for so long but I have had NO yeast infections and know it has helped fight any overgrowth of bad bacteria in my gut & is boosting my own immune system. So thankful for this awesome.product

This comes from a trusted brand and I'm using quiet a lot of products from this brand. I can kuch for this probiotic and I must say extremely effective. I started taking 1 capsule early morning on an empty stomach and had no issues.. After a few days took 2 caps on an empty stomach first thing in the morning and found it to be even more effective, incase your having a severe leaky gut issue then go as recommended for 3 caps daily probably 2 in the morning and 1 at night before sleep. I've been doing probiotic for almost a year since I had a severe leaky gut issue. And I'm lactose intolerant. Started with culturelle, then nature wise multi strain which can be taken after food or empty soch as it is time release, and I found it amazing too, now I'm on garden of life and I'm almost treated with leaky gut, so I keep shuffling between 1 and 2 caps which suffices for me. I also take 1 digestive enzyme cap before any protein shake or a heavy lunch, it really helps. Today I feel so good and Healthy because of these American products, thanks to amazon too for bringing it to such a platform