Renew LifeEveryday Probiotic Capsules, Daily Supplement Supports Urinary, Digestive and Immune Health, L. Rhamnosus GG, Dairy, Soy and gluten-free, 15 Billion CFU, 60 Count

It’s necessary to have good intestinal bacteria, and this product gives it to you with a variety of strains in it.This particular product is also good for women’s good vaginal bacteria.

I have been using the product for a number of years and give it high rating

I have had various stomach/digestive related issues since my teenage years (IBS, lactose intolerance. Most of the time i'm constipated and i've never been regular. Also tons of gas from no particular thing i've eaten). Over the years I have located a few trigger foods/drinks which cause me various pains and discomfort and have avoided them, but it's never fully improved my regularity or gas or general "yucky" feeling. In the past 3 years my heath has also taken a random decline, which for my age is really unusual (I believe this to be closeted thyroid issues which i'm working on with my doctor right now now), and I was recently diagnosed w/a severe vitamin d deficiency which I am being treated for as well.I am not one for waiting; 3 years is a very long time to suffer with the laundry list of symptoms i've been accumulating as time passes, and I figured there had to be something that I could do to get my health jump started again. So online I went to do research. One easy first step a lot of "health gurus" and bloggers recommend is starting a probiotic so I figured, why not. If they help, yay. If not, then at least I tried. This brand came highly recommended on various health related blogs and websites, but I think what really pushed me into purchasing were the reviews here on Amazon (sidenote, thank you to all that have reviewed!)I have been taking these for about 3 months now and in the last month I also decided to go gluten free (I believe I am intolerant, this will be discussed at my next doc appt). The first 2-3 weeks on the probiotics were hard; I had gas all the time and it was BAD lol but after that calmed down, I have been more regular than I ever have been (not daily still, but more frequent than before.) I don't have crazy stomach pains, much less gas (or it's odorless, believe it or not). I'm not bloated anymore. I feel "lighter", in some sense. I have had some improvements in other areas of my health as well, but since i made a few changes at once i'm not sure which one to give credit (so I wont list them here because I do not want to give false information).Really, I just feel better, and haven't felt this well in a long time.So, placebo effect? Maybe. But I don't care, i'll continue to take these as long as I feel well and I really do feel a little better and better every day. I recommend them to everyone. They aren't too big, they are easy to swallow. I keep them in the fridge on the door and take one every morning before breakfast.

I wish they would’ve made 2 or 3 billion CPU’s. Swanson has a good one.

I have been taking Ultimate Flora 15 billion for quite a while now (2-3 years?). The most interesting effect it had on me--and why I will continue to take it--is smoothing out my mood swings, believe it or not.For years I had a cycle roughly 5 weeks between lows, then a day or two of a very high mood, then a crash. I saw a program on PBS about probiotics and how they supposedly help the immune system and other things, and I thought I'd try it (this product was specifically shown on the show). I went along my usual schedule and was waiting for the high mood and then the crash, but they never came. The cycle I had been experiencing just about vanished, and things are more even. Did the probiotics help? I cannot say for sure, but given the benefits of probiotics described on the PBS show, it wouldn't shock me if there's a connection. I just didn't expect it. I'm not complaining. :-)The person on the PBS show explained that you should get a probiotic with as many strains as you can. If the probiotic you are taking has 2 or 3 strains, that's not enough. Get 10 or more strains. The Renew Life product meets this qualification. Note that the "15 billion" is guaranteed at the expiration date.Caution: I have noticed that taking too much of this can cause annoyances along the digestive tract (I'll spare you the details). My local store was out of the 15 billion, and I purchased a bottle of the higher amount, and that was way too much for me. Even taking the 15 billion every day is a bit much now. I'm down to a capsule about every other day or two of the 15 billion, probably because I've been taking this for such a long time that I've got enough happy buggies in my belly doing their job and they don't need too much help anymore.

Works. I would recommend.

Settles a restless gut

I ordered this product after extensive research on how I could lose weight. I am 55+ and have been having problems loosing weight over the past 4 years. I am not that heavy (5'6" and 170 lbs) but I felt this was way to much weight to stay healthy and I did not like what I saw in the mirror. I have tried HCG injectable (worked but very expensive so I stopped), exercise (which has been on and off because of knee and leg issues, reduced calories (around 1000 per day) and I was not loosing weight. I could eat 3000 calories per day or 500 calories per day and it did not seem to make any difference. In the article I read in "First For Women" - Turbocharge your liver (please read this article so you can make your own decision) it stated that there was a prescription Probiotic that was working for women and that I could use two over the counter probiotics that would mimic that affect. This brand and RenewLife Ultimate Flora. I have been using these for 4 weeks and have lost 7 pounds. Does not sound like much but when I could not even lose a pound I am very happy. I have to take the RenewLife at night (due to bowel issue) and only take one. I take the LifeExtension twice daily. Hope this helps someone else