Align as a probiotic?

[T_Anna]

Ds15 is refusing to take his probiotics. This is a new thing, until two weeks ago he would take anything white in a capsule, now he won't take any capsule. Align looks like abx (white/hard pill).

 

Any reason I shouldn't try to use it as a probiotic?

 

I hate to have him on abx and nothing to help the gut. Besides I heard it can help with bathroom frequency which would definitely be a plus here too.

 

Thanks in advance,

T.Anna

[ChrissyD]

It's not very potent but its better than nothing. What about a chewable? Klaire Ther-biotic children's chewables is 25 billion units per tablet.

[T_Anna]

Thanks, he won't take chewables, we have some here, as well as powder : /

 

Guess ill pick up some Align.

[SSS]

I recently tried Align, here is my take:

Not great.

It has a lower count of actual probiotic, is only 1 strain, and added non healthy fillers in the capsule.

And take it from me, it does not make more frequent bowel movements.

Natural Calm (powder mix drink, magnesium citrate) does, and tastes good.

If you are desperate to get a good probiotic in him, and if he's on antibiotics, I would be,

how about mixing an open capsule of one into a LITTLE bit of lower sugar ice cream, teaspoon of Nutella,

or something like that.

[T_Anna]

He is like a detective and generally only drinks water.

 

Maybe I'll scour the store for another probiotic in a real pill form

 

T.Anna

DS15

[SSS]

Sorry, I guess I momentarily forgot he is 15.

My dd was very young when we started bio-med type stuff, before she could swallow pills, and she knew I was masking supplements, it still tasted bad, but she never got sugary stuff any other way, and, I was hard- core-

You have to take this stuff, or you don't get X, Y, Z.

Wish I had better advice- some of the chewable probiotics made for kids in the cold section at Whole Foods are tasty- colored, Animal Parade, I think... maybe 3 of those?

[MomWithOCDSon]

I would head to someplace like Vitamin Shoppe where they have shelf after shelf of probiotics, and in our area, anyway, the staff seems to know their stuff. Tell 'em you need a tablet and not a capsule, and see what they have in stock. I can't think of anything off the bat (ours are capsules), but there's got to be something!

 

Good luck!

[Mayzoo]

I did a google search and here a few tablets. They are of varying potency and strains:

 

http://www.walgreens.com/store/c/walgreens-daily-probiotic-digestive-support-tablets/ID=prod6028665-product

 

 

http://www.puritan.com/buy/categories/probiotic-tablets

 

 

http://www.amazon.com/Natures-Bounty-Probiotic-Acidophilus-Tablet/dp/B004JO3JTM

 

 

Good luck.

[T_Anna]

Thanks Mayzoo and MomwithOCDSon!

 

I will go to the store tomorrow and look for tablets.

 

Today he had some really good moments. Just wish we had more!!

 

T.Anna

DS 15

[mama2alex]

Primal Defense by Garden of Life is a tablet. It's dark brown - not sure if that makes a difference. I think we got it at Whole Foods. Our doctor recommended it, so I think it's good quality.