Nutrition NowPb 8 Acidophilus, 120 Capsules

I had a friend beat me over the head for a while and finally buy a bottle for me and put it in my hand. I dutifully took 2 a day in the morning on an empty stomach. My system was pretty bad. Antacids all the time and lots of urgent issues after meals. It took 6 weeks before there was any suspected change and 8 for me to realize it couldn't be anything else but the PB8 stuff and that it was actually helping.I was previously getting to the point where just a sandwich was causing issues but now I can eat much heavier meals and only have a fraction of the urgent issues. This has helped with acid reflux and downstream issues with 98% of what I eat. Heavy garlic/hot spices or cream sauces are still a bit of a challenge but nothing like they used to be a few months ago. More mundane stuff has been easy to digest properly. I do not like taking stuff and am a skeptic by nature but "I'm sold" on this stuff. I have no idea if there's a difference between the dried cultures and the refrigerated live ones. I need to research and see if the dry stuff establishes itself and you can stop taking it all the time but it's made life a lot easier to live for the time being...[Update: 10/12/2015]Wow, well over five years later and I'm still taking this daily. I haven't looked into seeing if anything can be permanently established in my gut flora but I'm fine taking this since it's less effort than more research. :-) I forgot how bad things were for a while. Doing a lot better these days! Pro-biotics for the win! Your mileage may vary.... Consult your doctor.... Taken on a closed course with a professional driver.... Etc.

I found this specific product when told by my doc that anyone over the age of 50 should be taking an Acidphilus product each day. I went to a health food store, and the sales girl said this item was the best...I bought it on her recommendation and have now taken it for over two years....religiously. I'd been having somewhat serious gastro issues, and take 2 a day and I know it's helped. I haven't tried another product because I'm so pleased with this one. In my local store, this is $24.00 for the same size bottle. After finding it on AMAZON, I now have bought it online for about 6 months. The only thing that I do differently now is I need to plan ahead, and order at least 1 1/2 weeks prior to being out. I don't want to be forced to spend the $24.00 if I don't have to. I've told 4-5 of my friends about this and they all have started taking it and are all pleased. Try it!

I started taking probiotics when I started suffering from colon problems. I went to the healthfood store to purchase the PB8, which was recommended by the clerk. When I was almost out of them, I heard that you could get them cheaper on-line, so I found the same product for half the price. I ordered them from Amazon and received them in a few days, before I was completely out. I would highly recommend this product. I have not had a flare up and my colon is healing. I have taken these for 2 months now. I take 2 capsules at bedtime with a full glass of water. Try them. You won't be sorry. I will continue to re-order and save money. Another hint that might help is, the clerk at the healthfood store said to stay away from the over the counter probiotics at the drug store because they have fillers. These are all natural with no fillers.

Whenever I take antibiotics, I always get a yeast infection -- unless I take acidophilus. PB 8 Pro-Biotic Acidophilus has 14 billion live cultures, making it one of the more potent products available. If I take four capsules a day (two in morning; two in the evening), during my course of antibiotics, I can always avoid the infection. However, to get this benefit, I have to start taking this the same day I start the antibiotics.A few helps to help acidophilus work better for you -- take your dose on an empty stomach (at least 30 minutes before or two hours after you eat); if you already take acidophilus daily, double your dose whenever a situation arises that would normally put you at risk for yeast; take the acidophilus AT LEAST one week after you finish antibiotics; and avoid sugar and other simple starches (candida feeds off those).

** I submitted this review several months ago and it was available until recently, but it was removed a couple of weeks ago! Very odd and made me wonder if the company that manufacturers these caps had something to do with it. This review contains information that might be useful to people with ulcerative colitis who are considering taking Acidophilus to alleviate their symptoms **I have active ulcerative colitis for 8 years now. I tried everything that is out there, from conventional (asacol, prednisone, 6-MP) to alternative (dietary supplements, acupuncture and even nicotine patches - although I don't smoke). Following the advice of my gastrologist I decided to give these a try. This is not the 1st time I tried Acidophilus over the years. Everytime I tried it it caused discomfort, but I wasn't sure if it is because of the food I ate, or a flare, or the supplement. The Acidophilus I took the previous times were the ones you find in drugstores and supermarkets. They are not the high potency type like this PB-8. Multiple articles recommended taking capsules with billions of bacteria, claiming it is ineffective otherwise. So that's why I ordered the PB-8. After trying it for a week I can confidently say that the source of the discomfort is the Acidophilus. Worse than that, PB-8 significantly increased my symptoms and the bleeding. My conclusion - if you have active ulcerative colitis, you might want to stay away from these and stick to yogurt instead. The number of live bacteria in yogurt might be negligible, but if your immune system causes inflammation in your colon, thinking it is "under attack", then bombarding it with a massive number of bacteria might be not be the wisest thing.

Excellent product!, This is the only product to show a real difference to treat IBS or in my opinion

It works well for my system. I have been taking it for quite awhile