RN here. I take this and the generic one. The brand name is better but it is sooooo expensive. Amazon had a sale on it so it was really cheap. I will use the generic when I run out and am broke. I have so many GI issues such as diverticulitis (colon perforated), gastritis,duodenitis, esophageitis, gallbladder removed, gluten free, dairy free, low fiber. Basically my life sucks. I was given this as a sample by my doctor and WOW. This doesn't cure my issues but it significantly helps. I can't tolerate probiotics at all but this is different. This sometimes wipes out any inflammation or pain I have. Let's just say I don't look 6 months pregnant anymore. It will not give you a yeast infection like other people say. Some people just don't understand the yeast science so don't let those reviews deter you. This is also good for when you are on antibiotics (antibiotics cam cause yeast infections).

A good probiotic but has a bit of after taste

A really strong antibiotic in January caused major intestinal problems for me, and the result was six months of IBS-d. Emphasis on the "d"!! Two doctors, lots of tests, the loss of seven pounds, and hundreds of dollars of 'try this...' didn't help a bit. When I was on vacation in April, the problem seemed to settle just a bit, and I decided to leave the doctors and all of their random guesses, and work it out on my own. I'm a nurse - I should be able to figure out my own body. After 'doing 'the math', I discovered that on vacation I didn't drink any tea with honey, nor did I eat any apples or pears (usually one or the other at lunch). Fructose Malabsorption?? Yep. Cutting out fruit as well as other products that had a high ratio of fructose helped ease the problem about 25%. Then I did some research on what probiotics work well for IBS-d. I was taking Digestive Advantage, and even after months it wasn't doing a thing to help. So I kept reading, and pretty much by accident I came across the research that had been done on Saccharomyces boulardii, brand name Florastor. Reports on the research said that it worked exceptionally well in combination with Lactobacillus strains of probiotics, so I decided to give it a try. I had taken Enzymatic Pearls in the past, and liked them, so I bought their Max
Potency formula that contained two Lacto probiotics, and I ordered Florastor. They arrived quickly, and I decided to start out with one capsule a day to see how I did. WELL.....!!! Less than a week later, I feel as perfectly normal as I did before taking that blasted antibiotic!! No diarrhea!! No stomach pain, and no every other miserable symptom of IBS. I'm taking one 'Pearl' a day and one Florastor capsule a day at lunch, and I can hardly wait to see the doctor and 'smack him up side the head' for not pointing me in this direction from day one! :-) One important note -- PLEASE, read the enclosure that comes with Florastor. You need to know what Not to take it with, and it will tell you details about the ingredients. Do I recommend it -- Absolutely!!!!

This stuff is expensive but my doc recommended it, and it seems to help.

At my doctor's prodding I got on a probiotic, I needed a gluten-free one, and wanted one that mentioned Immune System support since I was attending San Diego Comic-Con while I would be on it.

This was not the only step I took to improve the situation with my body, but I do feel it helped, to the point I have ordered another one month supply.

San Diego Comic-Con is a 5 day convention, with over 100,000 people, and I have a weakened immune system. After 20+ years of attending, I always plan a week afterwards to deal with being sick, from whatever I pick up at the Convention. This was the first year I was NOT sick at all afterwards. In the past I've tried Vitamin C, Zinc, a variety of other immune system support ideas, and this is the first time I haven't gotten a cold or some other Con Crud. I know at least two people who were with me at the Convention who did get sick... so it wasn't that there was simply "nothing to catch" this year... and I credit Florastor with supporting my immune system.

During the convention my schedule was hectic, and I was unable to do most of the other things I had been doing to support my body, but I did take the florastor twice a day... and I continued to feel significantly better than I had before I started taking it. I could feel the "lack" of some of the other things... but still, significant improvement (no pain, cramping for instance) so I believe being on the Florastor was helping my body.

I think Porbiotics are a product where it is hard to see definitive proof they are working. I suspect if/when I go off of them for a period of time is when I may actual notice/realize how much they were accomplishing, because I will feel the lack of their help more than I am aware of their help... it is much easier to be aware of pain and discomfort, than to be conscious of feeling well.