NOW Foods Supplements, Gr8-Dophilus™with 8 Strains & 4 Billion Potency, Shelf Stable, 60 Veg Capsules

I've used these probiotics for almost a year now and I'm very happy with them.Although I don't take them as often as I used to (as I tend to get my probiotics from other natural sources) this is definitely great. I've never had digestion issues (as I eat very clean) and rarely ever get sick (and when I do it's a 2-day cold usually), but this product is amazing. I had recommended it to a friend with horrible digestion and she is so happy she tried it. She rarely ever gets stomach pains anymore (she also eats very clean, but had poor digestion due to medication she had to take in the past).There's not much to say; make sure to look at the CFU's of the product and the different strains. Also look into what they each do if you're interested. That's what I did. I still buy this product routinely and although I don't use it every day anymore, I do use it once every two.I started looking into probiotics in general after having had gone through almost one year use of Doxycycline for facial acne. Although the antibiotics definitely did help calm my breakouts down a lot, they were only being destructive in the long term (not to mention the possibility of antibiotic resistance, yikes). This was a bit over two years ago, when I decided to turn my health around completely and start exercising daily, eating right, and really taking care of myself. I thought it was a bit strange that my doctor (who was a nice fellow nevertheless) put me on medication for so long, especially for something that really isn't all that serious (I was 16 at the time so what did I know. I'm 19 now, and still learning a lot, but I definitely don't recommend using medication for something that isn't life-threatening or serious) Not to mention that prolonged use of antibiotics is extremely detrimental to your health (and I'm lucky I've suffered no noticeable side effect like my friend who's digestive system was affected). I did however want to recolonize my gut with healthy bacteria that had been killed off due to many rounds of antibiotics. Although my acne started to come back (as it most usually does after treatment with antibiotics) I found it gradually started to fade and my breakouts became less frequent once I cut most dairy out and started supplementing with probiotics. Now I'm a health nut and haven't had any processed food in over a year as well as making sure that the food I eat is wholesome and not full of fillers like most of the Western Diet is (so I guess I went from one extreme to the other), but this really did work for me.I definitely recommend trying out different strains however to colonize your gut, but do your research and be very weary.All in all, I love this product and would definitely recommend it to others. One effect I did notice (since I never really had poor digestion) is that my immune system has been so much better since using this. I never got sick in the first place but I had bad seasonal allergies. Now I can walk through a forest of pollen and not feel the slightest bit of an effect. There has been research that probiotics do help with immune responses, so I attribute that to this product.

These work very well.... highly recommend

I bought this to use as a starter for soy milk yogurt. It worked like a dream. I just poured a quart of (aseptically sealed) soy milk into a clean glass quart jar, added probiotics from 5 capsules, gave it a little stir, put it in my oven with the oven light on, and the next morning woke up to some great tasting yogurt.Easy peasy.

I’m good with this as a pill but I use them to make yogurt. I break it open, add to milk, and follow a safe recipe. Works very well.

I've seen other products with 80 billion CFUs; I don't think my intestines are long enough for 80 billion.I did ok with 30 billion, but even that was a bit much. I found 13 billion, which was no strain at all.Not sure what's the philosophy behind 4 billion. Maybe for children?5 Stars because Now makes good products.

Bought this as an alternative to a higher priced pro-biotic. I am on the first stage of the GAPS diet (with a few asides), but I eat for one 24 hour period and fast while taking NOW GR8 for the next 24 hour period. I am taking 10 GR8's by the pair stretched out over the day that I do not eat. I have been on varying extreme diets for about the last three years trying to find relief from a tough case of ADD that typical ADD medicines only gave me short term relief from. This new regimen of initial stage GAPS diet one day and an alternating day of fasting with 10 GR8's has kicked me into a new phase where I don't lose clarity when I eat. How much credit I can give to the GR8's I do not know, but they are part of a regimen that is working for me and is giving me better results than Concerta or Vyvance ever did. I am big on NOW foods and give this probiotic a 5 star rating for my digestive health needs. The price is doable. I get my probiotics on my eating days with 24 hour home-made yogurt. "I can see clearly now the 'fog' is gone".

I have used this product before off and on for years. This was the first time I purchased online and as time went on I began bloating and having trouble with bowel movements. I stopped taking it a week ago and have noticed significantly less bloat and better movement. So disappointed. I'm not sure if it is just the product or because I am older.

I convinced a friend to try to this product instead of an overpriced probiotic that her naturalist doctor has been selling her for years. She swore that the other product was the only one that prevented yeast infections for her. She's now permanently switched to Gr8dophilus, saying that it's made her more regular, and also fends off vaginal yeast infections.I haven't had a yeast infection since I began taking this product several years ago. My immune system is now far stronger than it was prior to using this, and my gut feels healthier. I occasionally switch to other probiotics for variety, but this has worked best for me.I appreciate that this product only has probiotic ingredients. I read that one should avoid probiotics with added vitamins, minerals, and enzymes, as they may diminish the efficacy of the product.