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Posted 11/4/2010 3:02 AM (GMT 0)
Has anyone tried using Align Probiotic? If so, have you had good results with it?

I've seen it advertised on TV alot so I was just wondering,

Thanks,

NBT

Posted 11/4/2010 4:06 AM (GMT 0)
I take Align in the am & acidophilus PM...I can't honestly say that it is helping or if the other meds are helping..but I'm doing well now so I don't want to change anything!
Posted 11/4/2010 11:35 AM (GMT 0)
Like so many things with this disease, we have all had different results with different probiotics. 

That being said, I did take Align and I did notice improvement with it.  However, I did decide to go ahead and change to a probiotic with more strains as it was about the same price anyway.

But if you want to give it a try, go for it and see if it helps.  If not, you can try a different one.

Best of luck.

Posted 11/4/2010 12:24 PM (GMT 0)
My son takes Align and it has helped him.
Posted 11/4/2010 12:53 PM (GMT 0)
Running a Align experiment on myself,today will be the 8th pill. So far no adverse events,some slight increase in gas early on. No change in the UC as far as I can tell,still have blood, stools variable/soft,slight change in odor. With UC since 1980 do not have much hope of this working,since I have tried just about any alternative that exists. I have read the patents, which has given me cause to try Align,the other reason I am taking a shot with this is the thread last week where someones father was helped with Align. The price is high,but if it works then you can always make yogurt from it which will drop the cost to almost nothing.
VSL #3 had sever pain after two weeks, had to stop taking it, saw no improvement.
If symptoms improve will let everyone know with a new thread.
Old Mike
Posted 11/4/2010 1:10 PM (GMT 0)
You can save money by purchasing Align through Amazon's Subscribe and Save program. You can get Align delivered monthly and cut about $4 off the price.

Sue
Posted 11/4/2010 2:50 PM (GMT 0)
I started Align about 3 weeks ago. Saw no real improvement after two weeks, so I doubled the dose, 1 in the AM and 1 in the PM. As of yet, no Improvement seen. I will finish my supply and if no improvement seen, then I will look for another probiotic.

Posted 11/4/2010 7:22 PM (GMT 0)
Barring any heavy cramping I will take all 35 days worth that I have. I suspect that if this works at all,that many events have to take place before the immune cascade would slow down. If this happens then you would have to heal. Hopefullly if it is going to work at all,I would see some degree of improvement inside a month. However NABO's comments don't give me much hope that this will work. Time will tell.
Old Mike
Posted 11/4/2010 7:30 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks everyone, I truly appreciate your comments...I will probably hold off buying it for now.

Thanks again,

NBT

Posted 11/4/2010 8:24 PM (GMT 0)
NBT: Don't let us stop you, what does not work on one person may work on another. Some people are just too far gone for anything to work, my son lost his colon with IV cyclosporin and steroids, his was too far gone,that was before Remicade was in general use,as it was he could have got it but decided not to go that route.
Old Mike
Posted 11/5/2010 12:48 AM (GMT 0)
Good point, thanks Mike...I'll definately add it to my growing UC to-do list. smilewinkgrin


NBT

Posted 11/5/2010 9:19 PM (GMT 0)
Well I have stopped the Align, believe I am bleeding more, too bad.
Back to the drawing board.
Old Mike
Posted 11/6/2010 10:54 PM (GMT 0)
I tried Align years ago, but the only probiotic that I noticed a difference with was VSL#3. However, the minimal difference did not warrant the price, so I cut out probiotics entirely and decided to cut carbs out of my diet. This worked for me back then, but wasn't exactly healthy and was very hard to follow.
Posted 11/6/2010 11:01 PM (GMT 0)
I tried it, and I don't think it was as strong as other probiotics, as ought to be expected since it does not have to be refrigerated.
It gave me stomach aches, even though I took it before I went to bed.

It seems the company that makes it is undertaking an aggressive advertising campaign, including promoting its use with GIs. Suddenly it's getting a lot of talk even though it's been around for a while. It might be the only one some GIs have ever heard of, so many have been slow to accept the benefit of probiotics and the companies that make them aren't the kind that have drug reps going into doctors offices.
Posted 11/7/2010 3:16 AM (GMT 0)
For those who are interested in trying it, there are $5 off coupons out for it regularly, last sundays paper had it.
Posted 11/7/2010 5:00 AM (GMT 0)
I took it for 6 weeks and it did nothing for me. Took VSL#3 for 2 months, also with no results.
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