Digestive Advantage

Ok. Help everyone! Please!!!!! I have bought the caplet form of Digestive Advantage after much fear. I am concerned about a few things and would to find some answers from anyone who might be able to help.

1. The package states symptoms will return and possibly worsen if you stop taking the d. advantage. Is that true? What happens if they stop making the stuff?

2. I usually am regular with gas or constipated most of the time and then every so often will get cramping and the great emptying so to speak. It can sometimes turn to diharrea, but usually is just a lot, making up for lost time I guess. Will it help with that?

3. What if any are the side effects?

4. I am currently having a great emptying due to PMS. Can you start the D. Advantage when your already having issues?

5. Drug interactions?

HELP!!!!

It's good to be cautious when starting something new, but in this case you'll be good to go.  Like Canyonbabe said, Digestive Advantage is simply a brand name for a particular blend of probiotics (many of which can be found in regular ol' yogurt); many people on this forum use this brand as well as other brands of probiotic blends.  You might want to start off taking less than the recommended dose at first; some people experience an increase in gas in the first couple of days.  It's kind of like if you start taking a fiber supplement all of a sudden, you might notice increased gas - but it will go away on its own in no time.

Good luck - probiotics have helped many people combat their symptoms of IBS (constipation and diarrhea alike) and hopefully it will work for you.

Hi scared,
As the other 2 ladies have mentioned... DA is a probiotic. The worst it will do is give you gas in the beginning. But, it WILL go away. There are no drug interactions, and you WILL NOT get worse if you stop taking it. As already mentioned, you will most likely just go back to how you are feeling now if/when you stop it.
Definitely try it religiously for at least 1 month and see what happens. DA worked great for me and many others... Hopefully it will work the same for you.
Good luck!

Scared,
Definitely let us know how it works for you. If you don't notice anything after the month is up (assuming you bought a 1 month supply), switch to a different probiotic.

Keri, be thankful you don't have to continually take probiotics. I do. For people with unexplained IBS, like me, it is a bit harder to control our bowels. I think for members who have IBS due to no gall bladder, like yourself, it might be a little easier to stay away from probiotics.
I have been taking probiotics every day for over a year now... it has made a great difference in my life so I feel no need to stop taking them.

Hi patty63,
Welcome to HealingWell!!
Thank you for sharing your experience with us. Many of us have found DA incredibly helpful... Hopefully it will continue to help many more.
Take care.

sales pitch?

Don't worry, you can take it any time you want. What does the label say? I think some people split their probiotic dosage between a.m. and p.m. but I'm not sure about that particular brand. Just think about it like you're taking a vitamin supplement; it's not going to hurt you whatsoever if you take it as recommended (except you may notice a little gassiness in the first day or so like some have mentioned). I really hope it works for you!

they say if the product is discontinued you'll may get gassses? i think that is a typo if you stop taking their product?

I noticed a change as they are non-chewables and I just hadto test them out again
two at a clip, after eating a nice burger gurgle gurgle but I had somefruit a bannana and4 cherries? yum yum tommorow I will see?

Hey blondie,
So glad to read it's working for you!
Which DA do you take - pills or chewables?

I don't think it would stop. It says it may take up to 2 weeks to normalize your stomach. Gurgly is good. Better than nothing moving at all.