Probiotics Report for Patients Like You

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
General health	76	9
Bowel irritability	38	6
Bowel problems	38	7
Support digestive health	19	5
IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome)	12	4
Fibromyalgia	8	1

See all 47 reasons taken ▼

See all 248 patients currently taking Probiotics

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe	1
Moderate	2
Mild	1
None	48

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

See all 9 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲
Cramps	1	1
Diarrhea	1	1
Stomach upset	1	1
Gas	1	1
Muscle spasms	1	1
Pain in throat	1	1
Acne	1	1
Vocal Cord Dysfunction	1	1
Hospitalization	1	1

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Probiotics. See all 77 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	11	57	7	11	29	8	5	6	5

Reported Stop Reasons

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

See all 50 patients who’ve stopped taking Probiotics

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

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
1	2	7	10	23	32

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
7	12	15	5	5	6

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

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Probiotics

Always	31	60%
Usually	17	33%
Sometimes	1	2%
Never	3	6%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Probiotics

Very	0	0%
Somewhat	4	8%
A little	14	27%
Not at all	34	65%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Probiotics

$200+	0	0%
$100-199	1	3%
$50-99	2	6%
$25-49	12	34%
< $25	20	57%

Patient Evaluations

darinmnj

Sex: M

Data Quality: 3 stars

Bulbar: mild

Arms: severe

Chest: moderate

Legs: severe

I am: n

I have:
ALS
darinmnj

1 tbs. daily

since Oct 01, 2012
Perceived effectiveness Slight for General health
Side Effects None
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Sagen

Sex: F

Data Quality: 2 stars

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: Moderate

Cognition: moderate

Vision: moderate

Speech: moderate

Swallowing: moderate

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: moderate

I am: g

I have:
MS
Sagen

1 daily

since Jun 13, 2012
Perceived effectiveness Slight for Constipation
Side Effects None
Advice/Tips forgot to get more and decided I didn't need it. See full evaluation

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
I am: n

I have:
CFS
CraigFL

1 other daily

since Jun 17, 2011
Perceived effectiveness Slight for IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome)
Side Effects None
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... See full evaluation