Renew life dosage?

Just got renew life probiotic 50 Billion formula. It says take 1 per day with a light meal but I know some people take 2 a day and on empty stomach. What is the best way to take it. Currently on 40mgs of pred tapering over 8 weeks for current flare. Thanks

Do you have the capsules or the powder?

I take capsules at bedtime on a somewhat empty stomach (because I've probably had some sort of snack a few hours before), as for it to NOT be active or cause any discomfort during the day.

They are enteric coated, so they won't dissolve in the stomach....your choice when to take them.

I've read it's best to take any probiotics at bedtime when the digestive tract is calmer, I've done that for about 10 years.

I take two brands of probiotics, on occasion I double them both. If you're flaring, I'd double them at nighttime.
Since I have experience with the one you're asking about and have taken them for maybe 8 years, doubled them in addition to others, you'll be fine!
q

I would think that he could start at 1 and then in a few days double them.

I would suggest bedtime about an hour after any meds.

I started my cat on them last fall, she probably got one capsule (a bit in each of her 3 meals daily)...and she's only 6.3 pounds.

Keep me posted on how he's doing.

q

I don't really suggest you try it... or well you can if you want to. But one day I got to thinking about how much bacteria was in 1 cup SCD yogurt... Roughly 700+ billion.

So I said well, why not try a few weeks at this dose but use the Renew Life 50 Billion to introduce new strains. It was expensive as heck, and I split 14 capsules throughout the day. But it really made a difference in symptoms.

It kept me from flaring for about 2-3 months and I could add more foods. BUT, eventually i started taking less, and bad diet habits crept in and wham... flare...

Based on this I just sort of stopped buying probiotics altogether. My thinking being there's say 100+ Trillion bacteria in our system - is a measly 50 billion really going to stand a chance at all?... I doubt it.

But that was just my line of thinking based on the fact that I had never seen any success from probiotic supplements in capsules unless they were at normal SCD yogurt type levels.

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I would however suggest if you try it, follow what Quincy says about starting with one and increasing from there to see what reaction (if any) you have to them...

Post Edited (Canada Mark) : 8/31/2013 11:48:29 AM (GMT-6)