Probiotics Treatment Report

Category: Supplements

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Generic Name: Probiotics

See also: Enterosan MS, Multibionta Probiotic Multivitamin

What is Probiotics?

An example of 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.

Reported Purpose & Perceived Effectiveness

Reasons and Perceived effectiveness
Perceived Effectiveness
Purpose # of patients # of patients with evaluations
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
76 9 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_cant_tell
38 7 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
37 5 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_cant_tell
19 5 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_cant_tell
12 4 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_cant_tell
8 1 Efficacy_cant_tell

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 1
Moderate
 2
Mild
 1
None
 46

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Probiotics

1
1
1
1
1
1
See all 8 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Probiotics. See all 78 dosages ►

  daily 1 mg daily 1 other daily 1 cap(s) daily 1 capsule(s) daily 2 other daily 3 other daily 100 mg daily 500 mg daily 1,000 mg daily
  18 Number of Patients: 18 11 Number of Patients: 11 58 Number of Patients: 58 7 Number of Patients: 7 9 Number of Patients: 9 29 Number of Patients: 29 8 Number of Patients: 8 5 Number of Patients: 5 6 Number of Patients: 6 5 Number of Patients: 5  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Probiotics (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 20   Other: 40%
Did not seem to work 9   Did not seem to work: 18%
Course of treatment ended 8   Course of treatment ended: 16%
Expense 7   Expense: 14%
Doctor's advice 5   Doctor's advice: 10%
Not indicated 4   Not indicated: 8%
Side effects too severe 3   Side effects too severe: 6%
Personal research 3   Personal research: 6%
Change in health plan coverage 1   Change in health plan coverage: 2%

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Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Probiotics

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

Stopped Taking Probiotics

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

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Probiotics

Always
 29 58%
Usually
 17 34%
Sometimes
 1 2%
Never
 3 6%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Probiotics

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 4 8%
A little
 14 28%
Not at all
 32 64%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Probiotics

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 1 3%
$50-99
 2 6%
$25-49
 10 30%
< $25
 20 61%

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8 patient evaluations for Probiotics

Purpose: General health (Started Apr 01, 2010)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Oct 01, 2012 1 tbs. Daily Led_efficacy_2Led_efficacy_2Led_defaultLed_defaultSlight NoneNoneNoneNoneNone UsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsually A littleA littleA littleA littleA little
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  • Sagen
    Sex: F
    Data Quality: 2 stars
    MS: 38 yrs
    Mentor
    Type: Progressive Relapsing
    Sensation: Moderate
    Overall: Moderate
    Cognition: moderate
    Vision: moderate
    Speech: moderate
    Swallowing: moderate
    Upper limb: moderate
    Walking: moderate
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  • by Sagen
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Purpose: Constipation (Started Apr 27, 2011)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Jun 13, 2012 1 Daily Led_efficacy_2Led_efficacy_2Led_defaultLed_defaultSlight NoneNoneNoneNoneNone UsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsually A littleA littleA littleA littleA little
Date
Jun 13, 2012
Advice & Tips
forgot to get more and decided I didn't need it.
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  • CraigFL
    Sex: M
    Data Quality: 1 star
    Pain: None
    Fatigue: None
    Sleep: None
    Stiffness: None
    function: All
    external_stress: Some
    Stickman: none
    Description:M30y
    FM:2y Dx
    CFS:2y Dx
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  • by CraigFL
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Purpose: IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome) (Started May 18, 2011)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Jun 17, 2011 1 other Daily Led_efficacy_2Led_efficacy_2Led_defaultLed_defaultSlight NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Date
Jun 17, 2011
Advice & Tips
Try different probiotics, what may work for one may not work for another. This one was a miss, but hopefully once I try the one a friend recommended recently, it'll be successful.
Cost
$25-49 monthly
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