Balance ONE Probiotic, Daily Probiotics for Women & Men, Shelf Stable, 15 Billion CFUs with Prebiotics, 12 Probiotic Strains, Lactobacillus Plantarum Acidophilus & Paracasei, 60 Time-Release Tablets

I recently switched to this probiotic after more than a year of researching, searching, and trying various probiotic strains and products -- including several from a company that sells probiotics based on mood-boosting properties. (It's true, the right probiotic actually WILL lift your mood and ease gut-induced anxiety.) But regardless of mood, I never found the strains or the products that worked just right for me -- until this one. I've battled issues with recurring candida infections as well as SIBO (or IBS) for quite a while, due to overuse of antibiotics following two joint-replacement surgeries and having to take antibiotics every time I visited the dentist for cleaning, etc. I used other Balance One candida products with success -- but never got around to trying their probiotic until recently. I'm truly impressed with this probiotic. In less than two weeks, it started resolving my candida symptoms -- both digestive and skin issues -- and my tongue is no longer coated. I am looking forward to added improvements as I continue to take this probiotic. I did have a few days of "adjustment" when I first started it, but everything is normalizing now. I am now taking one tablet on an empty stomach in the morning, and a HALF a tablet at night before bed. This seems to be the perfect dose for correcting my digestive issues. Best of all, my questions about using this probiotic were answered almost immediately -- and thoroughly -- within a day of my inquiry. Anna gave me some tips to follow while I am starting the product, and I really appreciate that. I am going to stick with this one!

My wife has benefited from many aspects of the CandidaDiet.com information, and so when I learned that they had developed a probiotic supplement for re-population of the gut with organisms helpful for battling Candida, we gave it a try. I like that each tablet contains 15 billion positive organisms, and that the tablet is designed to survive the passage through the stomach and actually make it to the intestines where the organisms will live. Even though it is shelf stable, we still store ours in the refrigerator, just in case, since we usually get several bottles at a time. My wife takes one with each meal. My wife is in the later stages of the candida diet program, and although there is no "dramatic" changes taking place as a result of the Balance One, we are fairly confident that her gut is getting populated/maintained with good bacteria. The tablets also contain a small amount of FOS (food) for the good bacteria. I recently had a routine colonoscopy, and after stripping my intestines of everything during the usual awful prep diet and procedure, I was concerned to make sure that my intestines had some positive organisms going back in to help stabilize my gut flora. Although the hospital and doctor said that the gut bacterial are not completely removed by the intestinal cleanse, everything I read online seemed to contradict that. The first meal after my mid after noon procedure, I took a Balance One and have continued to take one per meal for the last two weeks. My gut seems to be operating normally. I also added some raw sauerkraut and organic plain yogurt to my meals. I like the fact that I can take some of these probiotics in a small container in my laptop bag and not have to worry about the probiotics being damaged due to non-refrigeration during the day, either at work or on the road.

We've bought these since 2020 and been very satisfied. This company delivers nothing but quality products and also has excellent customer service. If you subscribe through their website it's easy to set up, pause, or cancel at any time.

I like that this has many different Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium strains and is time-released. I feel protected taking this daily. Please note – It is shaped like a capsule, but it is a tablet that is not coated. If you have reluctance swallowing non-coated pills like me, be prepared to take a big gulp of water, or break them in half as described in #2 below. The company has excellent customer service. In addition to informing me that taking this with a good amount of water is important, they also recently sent a helpful email regarding how to take it for greatest potential effectiveness (I have copied & pasted some of it here, because I didn’t see this detail listed on the Amazon product page): Directly from Balance One, in ALL CAPS to distinguish from my own comments above: 1. TAKE THE PROBIOTIC JUST BEFORE YOU EAT. THIS IS WHEN YOUR STOMACH IS AT ITS LEAST ACIDIC AND IT WILL ALLOW EVEN MORE OF THE PROBIOTIC BACTERIA TO REACH YOUR GUT. EVEN THOUGH OUR PROBIOTIC USES TIME-RELEASE TABLETS THAT ARE ALREADY WELL PROTECTED FROM STOMACH ACID, TAKING IT JUST BEFORE YOU EAT IS STILL AN EXCELLENT IDEA. 2. DID YOU KNOW THAT YOU CAN BREAK THE PROBIOTIC TABLETS IN HALF? THIS IS ANOTHER BENEFIT OF USING OUR TIME-RELEASE TABLETS. SOME PEOPLE TAKE A HALF IN THE MORNING AND A HALF IN THE EVENING. IF YOU WANT TO TRY INCREASING YOUR DOSE, YOU CAN INCREASE IT BY HALF A TABLET AT A TIME. AND IF YOU HAVE DIFFICULTY SWALLOWING LARGER PILLS, BREAKING IT IN HALF WILL MAKE IT MUCH EASIER. 3. CONSIDER SPLITTING YOUR DOSE. WE HAVE MANY CUSTOMERS WHO TAKE ONE TABLET IN THE MORNING AND ONE IN THE EVENING. THE TIME-RELEASE TABLETS RELEASE THEIR BACTERIA OVER 8-10 HOURS, SO THIS ALLOWS FOR A MORE CONSTANT STREAM OF GOOD BACTERIA TO THE GUT. IF YOU PREFER TO TAKE ONE TABLET PER DAY, CONSIDER TAKING A HALF IN THE MORNING AND A HALF IN THE EVENING FOR THE BEST RESULTS.

I find the probiotic is gentle on my stomach and easy to digest. It works as it should and I have had great results taking the probiotic. I would highly recommend it.