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What is Probiotics?

Dietary supplement containing bacteria or yeast. Probiotics are live microorganisms (in most cases, bacteria) that are similar to beneficial microorganisms found in the human gut.

Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
0 0%
Mild
0 0%
None
6 100%

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Probiotics. See all 34 dosages

  100mg as needed 2 tps. as needed as needed daily 1 g daily 1 intl units daily 1 mg daily 1 other daily 1 tbs. daily 1 tps. daily 2 g daily 2 mg daily 2 other daily 3 mg daily 3 other daily 3 tbs. daily 4 mg daily 4 tbs. daily 6 tbs. daily 12 other daily 15 tbs. daily 20 mg daily 30 mg daily 45 other daily 50 mg daily 100 mg daily 140 mg daily 150 mg daily 200 mg daily 460 mg daily 500 mg daily 1000 mg daily 4000 intl units daily 3000000 other daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 16 Number of Patients: 16 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 10 Number of Patients: 10 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 10 Number of Patients: 10 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Probiotics (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other
5 42% Other: 42%
Not indicated
3 25% Not indicated: 25%
Expense
2 17% Expense: 17%
Did not seem to work
2 17% Did not seem to work: 17%
Doctor's advice
1 8% Doctor's advice: 8%
Personal research
1 8% Personal research: 8%
Course of treatment ended
1 8% Course of treatment ended: 8%

See all 11 patients who’ve stopped taking Probiotics

Currently Taking Probiotics

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
1
1
1
18
12
16

Stopped Taking Probiotics

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
3
4
2
0
2

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
4 67%
Usually
2 33%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
1 17%
Not at all
5 83%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
3 50%

Report created on November 22, 2009.