Renew Life Extra Care Digestive Probiotic Capsules, 50 Billion CFU Guaranteed, Daily Supplement Supports Immune, Digestive, Respiratory Health(1), L. Rhamnosus GG, Dairy, Soy and Gluten-Free, 90 Count

These by far are the best probiotics out there. Yes, they are expensive but....you get what you pay for. THEY ARE WORTH THE MONEY Being a celiac I have tried almost every brand and this has become my go to for the last 10 years. When I am critical I take them throughout the day to get relief. the 150 billion are the only way to go. Quick results. Daily use helps decrease if not completely cut the constipation, digestive upset, bloat and gas.

I am taking Hydrocodone for a serious spinal injury and I have been for many years. With that said. The hydrocodone has caused severe constipation issues. My doctor has prescribed everything from softeners to actual harsh laxatives and none of them worked without serious and pain full side effects. On the advice of a friend who is also on this type of pain medication since he too was injured in combat like me. He said that this ultimate Flora was his saving grace. I told him I have tried the all the Yogurt promises and it failed, I tried the Stuff at W- Mart and it Failed, I even tried other name brand Flora replacements that promise and did not come through on their advertised promises. So I wasn't to interested in any over the counter fake stuff again. But out of frustration I tired this Ultimate Flora critical care and OMG! for the first time since my use of pain meds, this stuff REALLY WORKS!! ( at least for me.) No more Constipation and even the digestion of foods and absorption the nutrients has remarkably changed. I get blood work done monthly as I'm / was seriously low vitamin B's and D's and very very low Iron. To the point of going to the hospital to get Iron injections. But after taking the Ultimate Flora, my absorption of these and other minerals has come up to better then average. Even my grey hair is turning back to salt and pepper, so It must be helping my absorption of minerals also. SO ALL THAT I CAN SAY IS THAT THIS IS THE BEST SPENT MONEY I HAVE EVER DONE. I NEVER KNEW THAT ABSORPTION OF THE VITAMINS AND MINERALS CAN BE AFFECTED BY DIGESTION. WELL THIS STUFF HAS REDUCED MY NEED FOR SUPPLEMENTS AND I'M NO LONGER CONSTIPATED, BLOATED OR HAVE CRAMPS OR EVEN THE OCCASIONAL BOWL BLOCKAGES THAT I WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR SEVERAL TIMES. MY DOCTOR SAID THAT THE HEALTH BENEFITS OF FINALLY GETTING THE NUTRIENTS FROM MY FOODS HAS HELPED ME LOSE WEIGHT, BY CUTTING MY APPETITE. HE EVEN NOW RECOMMENDS THIS PRODUCT TO OTHER PATIENTS HE SEE'S AND TELLS THEM OF MY STORY. THIS PRODUCT HAS FREED ME FROM ISSUES OF CONSTIPATION AND VITAMIN & MINERAL DEFICIENCIES. I HAVE LABS TO PROVE THAT SOMETHING HAD DRAMATICALLY CHANGED MY BLOOD LEVELS AND THE ONLY THING THAT I HAD CHANGED WAS I GAVE THIS STUFF A 2 MONTH TRY AND IT WORKED. Note: Don't take too much as it will loosen up things too much, but find the dosage that works for you. Mine was 1 tablet every day. Please give this stuff a try and keep it refrigerated if you can, it will be stronger when you use it. It does (for me) it took couple of weeks to "really kick in", so give it a try. Remember I tried all the cheap stuff and even not so cheap stuff and this is the only stuff that worked for me. Write me if you have any questions, I suffered for so many years that this was like a whole new life in a little blue bottle. :)

An excellent product which has truly helped support my digestive system. Have been using it for a few years and feel very good. The only negative thing I can say is that it is expensive, and I feel fortunate to be able to afford it.

Good product.

I could definitely see a difference in these compared to the ones I was taking. These are very powerful and hit my stomach pretty hard (the other ones didn't). I remembered seeing other people in the "one-star" section saying that they had the same problem with these so rather than rating them a single star and throwing them away (as those people did) I decided to do some research about it first. I found many things on the subject so here are just a few. Unless your symptoms are drastic and affecting you dramatically, don’t stop taking the probiotics – this period should pass. Simply downgrade your dose to every other day or cut in half. It will usually not last more than 3-7 days. Instead of taking on an empty stomach (which some say when probiotics are most effective), for the time being, start taking with food. You can change to taking on an empty stomach after your body has adjusted. *Be sure to know the quality of your probiotic. All supplements are not created equal! Check for fillers or ingredients that might not jive with your system. 89 Comments S*** S*** on February 5, 2014 at 10:51 pm "Can you tell me a handful of trustworthy brands? I’m always worried that the vitamins, supplements, and probiotics I get for myself and my kids aren't all they claim to be." M*** M*** on February 5, 2014 at 11:34 pm Sure! We love MegaFoods, Dr. Ohirra, Metagenics, Jarrow and Renew Life, but there are more! K*** Posted 30 November 2009 - 03:52 PM Around November 19th I started taking a probiotic called *****. Within a couple days I was feeling so sick that I had to miss an entire week of classes. I stopped taking the probiotic around the middle of last week and now I am finally feeling better after a variety of strange symptoms ranging from odd aches and pains to coldness, to chest pains and a lack of appetite. My theory is that my immune system rejected the bacteria and gave me small stomach flu. My brother thinks that the bacteria could have impacted the wrong part of my stomach, making me ill. I*** Posted 03 December 2009 - 07:14 AM The Herxheimer Reaction is a short-term (from days to a few weeks) detoxification reaction in the body. As the body detoxifies, it is not uncommon to experience flu-like symptoms including a headache, joint and muscle pain, body aches, sore throat, general malaise, sweating, chills, nausea or other symptoms.This is a normal — and even healthy — reaction that indicates that parasites, fungus, viruses, bacteria or other pathogens are being effectively killed off. The biggest problem with the Herxheimer reaction is that people stop taking the supplement or medication that is causing the reaction, and thus discontinue the very treatment that is helping to make them better. Although the experience may not make you feel particularly good, the Herxheimer Reaction is actually a sign that healing is taking place.What Is The Herxheimer Reaction?The Herxheimer Reaction is an immune system reaction to the toxins (endotoxins) that are released when large amounts of pathogens are being killed off, and the body does not eliminate the toxins quickly enough. Simply stated, it is a reaction that occurs when the body is detoxifying and the released toxins either exacerbate the symptoms being treated or create their own symptoms. The important thing to note is that worsening symptoms do not indicate failure of the treatment in question; in fact, usually just the opposite. I*** My closing argument on Probiotics that make you sick: I was a germaphobe (until two weeks ago) so bad that I would wash my whole body (the top of my head to the bottom of my feet) in the shower with anti-bacterial soap in hopes of killing germs. I showered that way for many years. I somewhat recently was on antibiotics for two weeks as well and fell so ill that I began to research health like a crazy person because I was in frightening condition. A blessing in disguise I guess. So, why are these making me so ill? Because they're working. BIG TIME. I took them with food today and still started feeling very bad so I went to sleep for a few hours and made it through okay. I'll do what's necessary to get them working properly in my body. The main takeaway from all this is if you're taking ANY Probiotic and it's making you sick, not only is it working VERY WELL but how close are you to being as bad off as I am (with no good bacteria in my body at all I or close to it at least) Tough it out guys Rob

Probiotics have dramatically helped my life. So, picking the right one is huge. RenewLife's process is exemplary becuase no other PBio has had the consistent effect on me - better digestion, more energy, weight loss response to exercise, skin health, overall functioning - that RenewLife has had. That's my unscentific appraisal of this product. Sounds odd, but a way I tell PBio freshness is to, after putting my PBio's in the fridge where they belong after arrival, after a few days, I smell them. If they're fresh, they emit a distinctive, pleasant fragrance after removing the cap – like Apocalypse now, I love the smell of probiotics in the morning! And, unlke any other probiotic, it so happens that RenewLife's capsules are wonderfully aromatic to the point of delight at how I'm about to treat my body. And it so happens that, because Amazon is a big channel, their stock is freshest and the best-smelling source. Hence, being great seller product on Amazon means this probiotic is a great smeller! A word to the wise from a naturopath gastroenterologist (yes, they exist): Take probiotics with yogurt in the morning first thing (even before java if possible) to utilize the expanding effect of yogurt as PBio conveyor, repeater. Do it with cold water to speed up entry into the intestines and past the bossy stomach. I LOVE the smell of RenewLife probiotics in the morning!!

UDATED 11/11/13: I am now on my 3rd jar of this probiotic, it's been over 2 months and I have had one, tiny cold that lasted about 3 days. My husband has been cold-free as well. Interestingly, he has the Herpes Simplex virus and is over 50 so his oral cold sores were becoming frequent and more severe, almost moving from one attack to another. He hasn't had a single cold sore since we started this probiotic. My sister has also been sickness free, although the first week she took it, she was exhausted and slept alot (some people say this is common if you have a very depleted system?). She is 40 and has been constipated since she was 8. Since starting this, she is, for the first time in her life, going every single day. I cannot tell you what a relief it is to not have a constant head cold. I am so, so grateful to have found this product. ORIGINAL REVIEW: First, I wanted to mention that this product contains no gluten, wheat, soy, dairy, eggs, shellfish, tree nuts, or artificial ingredients. I had to mention that since my sister has a terrible soy allergy, and I couldn't find that information before I ordered this for myself. Now if you want to know how this product has helped me, read on... This purchase had really been a last ditch effort on my part to getting better. For the last 3 years or so I have had more and more colds, increasing in severity and duration. To the point that in the last 8 months, I have had no less than 12 major colds (i.e. they last a MINIMUM of two weeks, my nasal passages get completely stopped up and I just feel miserable). I would get 3-5 days inbetween colds where I felt decent (never fully recovering), and then I'd get another. I've been documenting when I get a cold, what I eat, changing what I eat, etc, etc, etc, on and on. Interestingly, they did seem to get much worse and much more frequent after I had 2 rounds of antibiotics (major flora killer). I feel that I have tried pretty much most holistic remedies out there. I did carrot juicing every morning for about two months. Very little change (perhaps a little less severity in one of the 3 colds I got during those two months). The last thing I tried was grass-fed gelatin. It didn't seem to improve my immunity (getting another cold a week after I started taking 2 Tbsp a day), but I did get completely and totally constipated. Oh joy. A week ago I mentioned to a friend that I had finally given up. I am going to just be sick, that's my lot and have to enjoy those 3-5 days inbetween colds ALOT. 2 months ago, I read about the small intenstine flora. It seemed like I was a person whose flora was in bad shape, so I looked into trying probiotics. But what I found was: too bad for you, there is no way to get probiotics past the stomach acid. So I put that on the shelf of 'good ideas, but won't work'. That said, I'm not sure how I stumbled upon this product, because I certainly wasn't looking for it. But I hoped and prayed - Surely this many people can't be wrong? So I ordered it. I took the first pill at 6:30 pm, my husband laughing that I took note of the time. Surely it wouldn't work so fast I needed to time it? By the way, that day I was starting down the path of getting another cold (and the first day of these colds is bad and now, predictable). So I settled in for another night of getting a cold: chicken soup, box of kleenex, hot tea. Within half an hour, I felt a tiny bit better, but surely that couldn't be the probiotic? I went to bed at 8pm, which has become my custom these last 8 months - I can never get enough sleep. I woke up at 2:30am and my nose was clear! I felt rested! I WANTED to do things -- cook, eat, go running, for pete's sake! I felt GOOD! Right now, I appear to be cold free. WHAT?! YEAH, I'M SO EXCITED! Rest assured, I will update on how things continue. I'm not sure if it this is a miracle drug for everyone - but it has been a miracle drug for me, and one I've been praying for. My husband is now taking it (he gets about 1 out of the 3 colds I do), and my sister (whose health is similar to mine). I will definitely update on how this goes for all three of us.

I purchased the Item for use after some weeks antiobiotic use, and was drawn to the fact it uses 12-strains of bacillus, and was of a high-count. Also, due to my age, and a not stellar diet, I knew my e-colli was not doing the two-step. It was, on that count, very effective. May I add, TOO effective! It was able to restore a consistency I had not realized was there anymore. However, it also became necessary, at want at being insensitive, necessary to take a shower after every bm if I wanted to be fully "clean". I now know where bidets would have come in handy. And I am only getting into these details, because if you are spending this kind of money, and reading these kinds of numbers, you probably want to have measurables and observables. As nice as it was, to have bms every day, I must admit, after going away for a week, and having a "more normal" to me, that is, bm, I felt untethered to the toilet. So, that is why I give it 5xs. It's good; but, BeWare is what you're getting into. RETURNS: After giving it 60-days I was still getting loose stool, unformed, and I'm not sure if that's how its supposed to work, but I wasn't too happy with it. So, I decided to return it within the window, since I was having looser deposits; and being a senior not wanting to lose electrolytes, I attempted to collect on their 60-day window they advertise. To make a long story short, I did not hear back from them within the Amazon 2-3 day window; their response was, "we need to check the seller's return policy and get back with you" Hanas Healthmart What?! THEY ARE the Seller! So, thanks to Amazons secure Refund policy, when the Seller doesn't make good on Their "Guaranteed" Refund, Amazon REFUNDS it; NOT Hanna mind you; AMAZON! what a scam! drag your feet a while; peeps like me, collect on Amazons Refund Policy and HANNA HEALTHCARE walks pretty, pocketing the proceeds from the original Sale!