I think these are some of very best probiotics on the market:
Renew Life/Ultimate Flora
Found at local health food stores, in the fridge. Do not buy them if you see them shelved at room temp (Walgreens does this). Room temp ones are less effective, they must be chilled.
Renew Life comes in many strengths, - 15 billion count all the way up to 200 billion count.
Currently I am taking 50 Billion count, but 1 or 2 capsules in the am and again, in the pm. I have taken Critical Colon, 80 billion count in the past and that strength is good too.
Take them on a completely empty stomach, since the capsules are enteric and will not
open until they reach the lower colon. If you eat food with them, they will
open in the stomach and dissolve with your food, but you need these probiotics to
open in the colon area. Where you need it most.
Also, I like to couple these probiotics with organic liquid yogurt, which is very high in acidolpholis, etc. I find this product at a local produce market, sold in clear glass old fashioned type 1 qt. size milk bottles. This yogurt comes from an organic dairy farm not far away and in several flavors - berry, banana, mango, or vanilla - it's very thick and I just imagine it coating my GI tract as it goes thru. Does it? I don't know but when I have up to 3 glasses (4 oz or more), spaced through out my day and then ingest the Renew Life probiotics, I see a marked improvement. So shop a few of your local smaller stores to see if you could find a similar product.
You can perform a google search for Renew Life products, and read reviews from previous customers. You can determine which strength is right for you.
Post Edited (Marsky) : 8/8/2012 6:28:27 AM (GMT-6)