Probiotics for Kids and Adults

I personally have been on them for awhile and love them for my IBS. I recently put my 6 and 2 yr old on Culturelle for kids. They seemed to be getting sick a lot and have read good stuff about probiotics helping with immunity. You can buy them at most drugstores, I bought my at Walgreens. They come in individual packets and you just mix them in a drink, it has no taste. I like it better than kefir and yogurt because it doesn't have any sugar in it and it has a lot more good bacteria in it. The only downside it that it is a bit pricey, it was $26 for 30 packets at Walgreens, but I have been able to find it for like $17-18 at LuckyVitamin.com. Hope it helps.

A healthy GI system makes a healthy person. You get the healthy GI system by taking / ingesting probiotics. Adults definately need them. Kefir is great - it is better than yogurt because it has many more strains of probiotics in it.

Plain kefir is good - you can add a drop or two of vanilla to it to make it more paletable (I drink it plain and I make my own from milk so it's cheap as you can reuse the grains over and over). Other fermented foods will get the probiotics into you and are much more healthy but they definately take a little getting used to. Fermented vege's include: sauerkraut, kim chee, etc.

I SWEAR by them for digestive regularity. My son (3 yrs) has gotten random diarreah since infancy. Doesn't work well for me when they remove him from day care for 48 hours when nothing is wrong. For him yogurt works well for day-to-day. You don't need activia! Just read, most yogurts do have the active cultures in them.

To get more serious, ask the parmacist for probiotic granuals in the green box. They are kept in the fridge. It is $13 for 25 packets of granuals, but will regulate in no time. (If the pharm. doesn't know what you're talking about tell them to look in the fridge. Some assist. don't even know they keep them) non-script, but kept behind the counter.

Also great for frequent yeast infections, or if kiddos have digestive reactions to antibiotics.

I am a huge fan of them. For me - I have IBS and probiotics help my body to stay on schedule and keep things balanced in my digestive system which helps me feel better overall. That's the idea behind them - that keeping the bowel balanced and healthy will have a positive effect on your immune system and entire health! I give them to my kids too - especially during times they have had to take anitbiotics - which really mess up the balance of bacteria in your system (resulting in diahhrea etc). I get mine at Vitamin cottage or any healthfood store- and ask the store for help. Good luck.

I am border line celiac disease, which is an intolerance to gluten. Which of course is in most every food you eat. I asked my doctor and he recommended taking Align daily. It is a bit pricey, about $29 per month, but I am so much better with taking it. I still can't splurge in certain foods, not that I should anyways, but can eat bread without being sick! I suggest taking something! Not sure about using it for kids though, but I would guess the same results.

We found Primadophilus Reuteri Powder. It should be in the refrigerated section at your local health food store/vitamin store and shouldn't cost you more than about $12 per container. It's one dose daily (1 tsp) and can be added to anything. It doesn't have any flavor or texture and dissolves instantly. It does take your body a few days to get used to it so don't be alarmed if your BMs change for a couple of days. You can look up the pros/cons of L. Reuteri on google and a ton of sites come up.

On a side note- I believe the other poster is referring to Lactinex by BD. I think it even has a generic now.

Hope this helps. :-)