need probiotic recommendations

[RoundTuit]

Hi all, I need recommendations for a probiotic, but here's the catch. It needs to either be the same size as the alfalfa capsule or smaller, or a liquid. Any suggestions?

Thanks!

Kim
TTapp Trainer-in-Training
Bay Area, CA

I finally got a "round tuit" [8D]

[JaneB]

You could drink some GT Dave's Kombucha or take Megadophilus.

http://www.gtskombucha.com/faq.html

http://www.herbspro.com/shop/productdetail.asp?ptid=65191&utm_source=PriceGrabber&utm_medium=Feed

The megadophilus is about the same size as alfalfa.

or...
What about Kefir?

http://www.mercola.com/forms/kefir.htm





T-tapp Trainer, New Hampshire
ACE Certified Personal Trainer

[Lori French]

Garden of Life Priml Defenese is a fabulous one. It is a hair bit shorter than the alfalfa. A hard capsule shaped pill.....

[u]Lori</u>

[gillmings]

I second Lori's recommendation on the Primal Defense!

-Moyne

"She is too fond of books, and it has addled her brain." -Louisa May Alcott

[annfan]

Hi!

New Chapter All Flora Vcaps are small, and pack a high probiotic punch!

http://www.vitacost.com/NewChapterAllFlora

Hope that helps!
Louise :)

[Tina71]

I bought mine at CVS. They were small gel caps. :)

Tina

Life is not measured by how many breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away

[MoTappin]

Nature's Way. Good stuff and small to swallow. I've seen it at Wild Oats and you can also get it online.

Meredith--Down from a 14 to a 6!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Sweat may be gross, Sweat may be stinky... But I'd better keep Tappin' or I'll look like a Twinkie!!

Just tuck it, okay?

[chikara]

Here is a recommendation from Lizzy Joy on the Colonix post - she just posted it the other day:


quote:Originally posted by Lizzy Joy
Today I also ordered another 6 month supply of "affordable" probiotics from www.drdavidwilliams.com (1-800-888-1415). Six boxes, with 30 beadlets each, is only $69.99 and they are so tiny that my kids can swallow them too (recommended for ages 12 and up)! [^]

[myCelia]

Kim,

I second the kefir recommendation. I make my own and love it straight while the kids enjoy kefir smoothies. The other probiotics may pack a punch but kefir is a round one knock out. Here is a list of typical microflora (http://users.chariot.net.au/~dna/kefirpage.html#microflora) found in kefir.

myCelia :)

[smiley1]

Right now I am using a whole food supplement form of antibiotics from Dr. Ben Kim.

http://www.drbenkim.com/greens.html

It isn't bad when mixed in my morning blended salad with everything else. I just know to use less spinach in my am drink since the combo of the two can be kinda overpowering.

Raeann :D

[sweetsue]

Hi Kim

If the probiotic you choose has capsules that seem too large to swallow, you can open them up into a little bit of water and drink it. Natren, SISU, and New Chapter all have good choices.

Sue

[RoundTuit]

Thanks for all of your relpies. I've been visiting family and haven't been able to get on a computer.

I've heard opening up a probiotic capsule renders it useless. The point of the coating is to allow it to get into your colon before it desolves, then your colon is able to utilize it fully. If it ends up in your stomach, then the good bacteria does not get to where it is supposed to be.

That is one of my concerns with kifer, besides the idea of making my own anything scares me.... how effective can it be if you ingest it. How can the good bacteria end up in your colon?

This is not something I know about, so I appreciate learning about it. Thanks!

Kim
TTapp Trainer-in-Training
Bay Area, CA

I finally got a "round tuit" [8D]

[sweetsue]

Good Point Kim! I think you are right about that. It's for little ones that we have suggested opening the capsule, but they have such tiny systems that it still is effective for them. Having said that, Natren has a very good probiotic that is in powdered form, so I'm honestly not sure how that one works. I haven't heard anything negative about kefir, and it's supposedly easy to make.

Sue

[Lori French]

My holistic Dr. prescribes a powdered probiotic. Mix with water and take on an empty stomach. Works for me, I can tell when I'm not taking it.....

[u]Lori</u>

[MoTappin]

I do know Nature's Way makes a powdered probiotic. I give it to my kids and take it myself as well. www.NaturesWay.com

Meredith--Down from a 14 to a 6!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Sweat may be gross, Sweat may be stinky... But I'd better keep Tappin' or I'll look like a Twinkie!!

Just tuck it, okay?

[DrW]

Kim
Shaklee has a probiotic system and the pill are tiny.
Hope you find something that works for you.W