Youtheory Spore Probiotic - 6 Billion CFU - Probiotic Digestive Supplement* - Resists Stomach Acid Breakdown* - Dairy, Gluten & Soy Free - 60 Vegetarian Capsules

I will be updating this every few months.Both my spouse and I have begun taking a Spore Probiotic.I have two brands we are using. I am on the Youtheory Brand.My spouse is on Microbiome Labs MegaSporeBiotic. We are bothwithin normal weight range with 10 lbs to lose each, to put us atIdeal weight within that same normal BMI.1: One of us is SIBO gut challenged. I had been on PPI on and off,and finally became compliant, to the point that small intestine bacterialovergrowth occurred. What my doctor viewed as successful dosing, inturn served me up a horrid gut imbalance. That, in under a year ofCompliance, so watch out if you are on PPI, the signs are bloating andoften a flip flop between constipation and diarrhea. It only seems milduntil it crosses the line to intolerable.2: The other of us is pre-diabetic, cholesterol, early kidney challenged.There are studies that note that B Subtilis may influence glucose transportersto benefit those who have challenges, as well as other spores whichInfluence cholesterol positively.Spore probiotic have a long lifecycle and slowly colonize the GI tract.They have a span of 3-4 weeks, compared to the 4-7 days of traditionalprobiotics. A traditional probiotic has a low survival rate in arriving,thus, more billions upon billions are required in dosage. Thus the smallerdosage of Spore Probiotics which are 3 billion per capsule, is actuallysuperior to the many more billions of the traditional probiotics. Thatsaid, smaller doses over time are the approach I am taking.There are so many studies and for a great reason, all the evidence ispointing to Spore Probiotics being beneficial.Spore probiotics, being hardier and able to survive the voyage through your gut,require a more watchful approach.As many manufactures of Spore Probiotics state, start out slow and workyour way up to a larger dose. This makes perfect sense. That of coursedoes not factor in age related issues, health challenges, SIBO, IBS etc.The last thing you want is to experience something (nausea, diarrhea,fatigue, un-wellness) if indeed a different approach could have been taken.So while die-off symptoms can be severe when they hit, working upslowly in dose can negate much of that hardship!That said, I forgot that rule of thumb and did the first week starting outa touch quicker than I should have, before switching over to an every otherday regimen halfway through the week. What hit was a touch of notfeeling quite well, and taking a break from activities to recover.The other person I simply started at 1 capsule, every third day, as I didnot want that person to experience any challenge. That person inturn, did well with the first week.Thus I kept to an every third day schedule for the first two weeks,prior to graduating to every other day for the next two weeks.At this dosage, the first month will not present the outcome ofregular use, but it will serve to ease us into this new probiotic withoutmuch of the side effects of die off.I will update this in a couple of months.

Excellent product. Has cleared up my problems. Highly recommended.

I just recently understood you need pre and probiotic for a probiotic to work effectively. This supplement contains both at a good price. Very happy with it.

These probiotics work just as good as the high dollar ones I’ve been using. I will be using this brand going forward.

Excellent and cheaper. It does the job, especially if have candida

Helps with digestion, noticeable difference for me in about two weeks

Ridiculous wasteful plastic container - barely one third is the actual product, the rest is air. As for the product itself too soon to know.

As soon as I started taking these spore-based probiotics, I noticed a significant improvement in my digestion. I like the fact that this brand includes a little trifala along with the spores, which is also good for the gut. I take these regularly, alternating with ordinary (non-SBO) probiotics, and this works well for me.