how much probiotics?

Haha just realized it sounds like I take 10 billion capsules twice a dday what I meant is that each capsule contains 10 billion probiotics. Oh Lyme brain..

Thanks gingeranne! Were you on 60 billion 4 times a day? Or 60 billion total in one day?

my standard was 30 billion cfu/daily with at least 5 different strains and one being s. boulardii (prevents c. diff). Occasionally I went up to 50 billion. That seemed to work for me. Yougurt/kefir ALWAYS helped too.

It varies pretty widely between individuals. I would say 20 bil/cfu sounds okay. If your gut/digestions isn't bothering you, you can always adjust.

When I was done with antibiotics I went on 100 billion cfu intensive care for 2 weeks under my practitioner.

cfu = colony forming unit. Its just a basic standard of measurement for bacteria/yeast. The more intense dosage was to heal my gut after completing antibiotics. Since my gut/digestion was OK during treatment it didn't make sense to be on a high dose until I was done, it would have been a waste of money in a sense. Some people definitely require a higher dose if they are having digestion issues. But the probiotics I was on at the end were super pricey too!

you should be on at least 50 to 60 billion a day, and as opugirl said, alternate between different probiotics to cover different bacteria.

thanks! it was awesome!! =)

I take vsl #3 DS (900 billion per pack) 2 packs per day so thats alot. i also take S. boulardi