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Patients

Taking Acidophilus
26 Patients currently take Acidophilus
1 Patient stopped taking Acidophilus
HopeLives Sex: F Flare-up: Moderate Sensation: None Overall: Mild Cognition: none Vision: moderate Speech: none Swallowing: none Upper limb: mild Walking: moderate See profile HopeLives Acidophilus plus Bifidus, since Sep 19, 2008
Tnkrbell Sex: F Sensation: None Overall: None Cognition: moderate Vision: moderate Speech: none Swallowing: mild Upper limb: none Walking: none See profile Tnkrbell Acidophilus plus Bifidus, 100mg daily since Mar 18, 2004
msisnobs Sex: F Sensation: None Overall: None Cognition: none Vision: none Speech: none Swallowing: none Upper limb: none Walking: none See profile msisnobs Acidophilus plus Bifidus, since Jun 15, 2002

Brand Names: Acidophilus Pearls, Acidophilus plus Bifidus
See also: Chewable Acidophilus, Flora

What is Acidophilus? Lactobacillus acidophilus is one of several bacteria used in the production of yoghurt. Acidophilus is considered a probiotic or "friendly bacteria", outcompeting more harmful microorganisms for their food supply. People take acidophilus to help digestion or boost their immune system.

See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.

Jump to:: Reasons Taken; Dosages; Duration; Patient Evaluations

Reasons Taken

27 patients in the community are taking or have taken Acidophilus.

Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
General health	12	44%
Bowel problems	6	22%
Constipation	2	7%
Other	1	3%
disease-related symptoms	1	3%
Support another treatment	1	3%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Acidophilus.

0 - Daily	0 Daily	2 tab(s) As needed	1 other Daily	2 Daily	10 mg Daily	39.9 mg Daily	100 mg Daily
12	3	1	1	1	2	1	1

Duration

How long current patients have been taking Acidophilus or how long patients were taking Acidophilus before stopping.

Currently taking Acidophilus

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
0	2	4	6	2	10

Stopped taking Acidophilus

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

Why Patients Stopped Taking Acidophilus (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Course of treatment ended	1	100%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 4 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Major	50%	1
Slight	50%	1

Bowel problems

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe	0%	0
Moderate	0%	0
Mild	0%	0
None	100%	4

Top reported side-effects include:

Summary results are based on 4 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (1 of 4)

jmscout

Sex: F

Sensation: None

Overall: Mild

Cognition: moderate

Vision: none

Speech: none

Swallowing: none

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: moderate

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by jmscout
Sep 16, 2008