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Brand Names: Activia, Align, Culturelle and Danactive, HMF Powder, Jarro-Dophilus EPS, Lacidofil, Natrol, New Chapter All-Flora, Nutraceutical 15-35 NutraFlora FOS, Orthomolecular, PB8 Nutrition Now, Pharmanex, Primal Defense, Probiotic Acidophilis, Ultimate-10 Vitamin Shoppe, VSL #3
See also: Acidophilus Pearls, Multibionta Multivitamin

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. Read more...Click to read more below


Reasons Taken

56 patients in the community are taking or have taken Probiotics.

Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
General health 25 44%
Other 9 16%
Bowel problems 5 8%
Constipation 4 7%
Slow my ALS progress 2 3%
Diarrhea 1 1%
Stomach pain 1 1%
disease-related symptoms 1 1%
GI problems 1 1%
Swallowing 1 1%
Slow my MS progress 1 1%
Support another treatment 1 1%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Probiotics.

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  0 - day 0 mg day 0 mL day 0 day 0 none 1 mg day 1 other day 1 tbs. day 2 mg day 8 other day 100 mg day 150 mg day 200 mg day 250 mg day 400 mg day 450 mg day 500 mg day 1000 mg day
  1 Number of Patients: 1 18 Number of Patients: 18 2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 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 2 Number of Patients: 2  

Duration

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

Currently taking Probiotics

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
7
1
5
12
4
8

Stopped taking Probiotics

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
1
1
3
1
0
2
Why Patients Stopped Taking Probiotics (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 4 50% Other: 50%
Not indicated 2 25% Not indicated: 25%
Did not seem to work 1 13% Did not seem to work: 13%
Expense 1 13% Expense: 13%
Course of treatment ended 1 13% Course of treatment ended: 13%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 3 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Major 100% 2

Insomnia

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe 33% 1
Moderate 33% 1
Mild 0% 0
None 33% 1

Top reported side-effects include: migraine headaches

Summary results are based on 3 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (1 of 3)

  • jmscout
    Sensation: None
    Overall: Mild
    Cognition: moderate
    Vision: none
    Speech: none
    Swallowing: none
    Upper limb: moderate
    Walking: moderate
    See profile
  • jmscout
  • by jmscout
    Sep 20, 2008
  • EfficacyMajor
  • Side-effectsNone
  • Other

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