Hyperbiotics Vital Nutrients Pro-15 Prebiotics + Probiotics for Women and Men | 15 Science Backed Strains | Supports Occasional Constipation, Diarrhea, Gas & Bloating | 30 Vegan Time Release Pearls

I am not "educated" about pro-biotics - but I know what I have been through. So this will be a testimonial to this Pro-15 pro-biotics given in the context of my personal experience. I have been dealing with effects of tricothecine poisoning (from long term exposure to black mold) for almost five years. I was correctly diagnosed two and a half years ago (with many "interesting" and "creative" diagnoses along the way). Without going into detail - let me say that I had horrible, horrible indigestion to include all of the symptoms so many others here have mentioned. Six weeks ago, I saw a doctor who believes that "all problems start with the gut" (Including the symptoms from mold poisoning. Imagine that!). Of course his Food Coach recommended probiotics and soon after finding the RIGHT probiotics (Pro-15) ALL of my problems dissipated. Not right away though. It took about 3-4 weeks and about 4 pills a day but today, as I write this, I can say that I feel better in my digestion than I have felt in 5 years. An incredible side effect of taking Pro-15 is that as it began to "clear out my gut" my back and leg pain went away! Yep. No lie. My sick gut caused me intractible, chronic back and leg pain to the extent I thought I was going to have to walk with a cane. I did have a terrible set back early on that I want to mention. Because I did not know exactly which pro-biotic to take, I simply came to Amazon and ordered a "Best Selling" product, "Digestive Advantage." Thinking that all probiotics are made the same, I am sad to say that it was not until I got sicker and sicker and sicker with more and more pain that I decided to READ THE INGREDIENTS. Amazingly, several of the ingredients in "Digestive Advantage" were from "Aspergillus." Not good for a person like me already suffering from mold poisoning. So, Pro-15 had to not only help me with my old sick gut - but it had to fight against the my newly sickened gut from the aspergillus I had taken in "Digestive Advantage." Along the way, I had e-mail conversations with the supplier of Pro-15 who helped me enormously. Being a pro-biotic virgin (if I may) I had lots of questions pertaining to the fact that I take loads of charcoal on a daily basis (to "suck up" the tricothecine), etc. etc. I had fast, prompt and extremly informative responses from the Pro-15 representative which only served to enhance my appreciation for the quality of Pro-15. So as not to have to take 4 pills a day (that being said, they are little round pills, a lot like the little black ones that most Chinese Medicine pills look like and they are very easy to swallow) I am next going to order the Advanced/extra strength pills. Finally, I also want to add that I would never have found Pro-15 in the first place were it not for all the extremely helpful reviews on this cite. Thank you all for your thoughtful and informed comments. For the first time since I have been fighting this poisoning I feel like I am winning the battle. No yucky acid reflux. No waking up at night with a hard as rock stomach. No horrible (ending up in the E/R) pain in the gut. No cramps and spasms in the lower back and legs (for which I was told I needed back surgery). No episodes of chest tightness/shortness of breath/weakness in the arms (yes, indigestion can mimic a heart attack), No being able to stand up straight because your gut feel like it is tied in knots. etc. etc. etc. You know the drill. Thank you all again and thank you Pro-15 for your wonderful product. (Given all the charcoal/etc. pills I take to inhibit the mold poisoning - I am eternally grateful for the time release aspect of your little wonder pills!) BTW, I am a 72 year old woman. Never too late to clear out your gut with Pro-15!!! If you are this far into my post I want to thank you for taking the time to read the entire thing! I hope it has been of help to you. (All of that being said, please do not contact me personally by e-mail or by any other media to ask me about this product. I have said everything I know about it here. I also can't help you with a diagnosis of mold poisoning. There are doctors who do that---in fact you can find them on Google. I apologize for sounding rude, as I sound rude even to me, but I really can't answer questions about mold poisoning. I thought about deleting this review until I saw how many people had seen it and realized that it has probably been helpful --- so I am leaving it up and thanking you in advance for respecting my privacy.)

These Hyperbiotics PRO-15 probiotics are the best I have ever had - that's why they call them the "perfect probiotic". When I first got them it was important to me to get strong, high quality enteric coated or time release probiotic capsules or "pearls" with a large number of probiotic strains, and over a billion cfu.. I did some research on Amazon, and found these, in the regular strength, which are the PRO-15 5 billion cfu "pearls". I suspected I was having some serious GI problems, like the onset of intestinal hyperpermeability, or "leaky gut", so when I got them I tried as suggested on the bottle for serious conditions to take one three times a day, instead of the normal one a day, and I really noticed a difference. I know they made a huge difference quickly as my acid reflux mostly went away and my intenstinal permeability was already beginning to improve even though that was the only change I had made so far. I was still far from normal and a long ways from healthy, but I could really feel a difference just from the PRO-15 "pearl" probiotics.. After a month, I tried to go down to taking them once a day, along with adding some good broad spectrum digestive enzymes (I used Doctor's Best) after every meal, and a soluble fiber supplement similar to Citrucel.I believe that good strong probiotics are the essential backbone to the treatment of any mild to severe GI problems, and when I reduced the dose to one a day, I felt I didn't have enough support, so I researched and purchased the Hyperbiotics PRO-15 Advanced Strength, which are time-released tablets with 15 billion cfu, three times stronger but less expensive than three pearls daily. I have since been taking one of those a day, and they are incredible, they feel much more than three times stronger to me, and I have never felt the need for more than one a day. I know that most people probably just need the "perfect probiotic" regular strength pearls, but for me, the Advanced strength tablets have been the right answer (some people rarely even report.the Advanced to be too strong for them, giving them diarrhea) Next, I believe that good broad spectrum digestive enzymes are the second most important thing in the treatment of any mild to severe GI disorder, especially since most cause maldigestion and malabsorption, such that even a healthy diet is going to end up providing you with less than optimal nutrition. These two things, in fact, good strong high quality probiotics and good broad spectrum digestive enzymes, may provide relief from many mild digestive problems alone, but even some with mild problems, and most people with moderate to severe GI disease are not that lucky. This is not cause to stop using them, but to add in some more specific symptomatic therapies in the form of additional supplements. Even seemingly perfectly healthy people benefit from good probiotics, and even digestive enzymes, in ways that may not be immediately noticeable, so don't give them up just because you don't feel earth shattering changes right away.In my fairly severe case, I started out on prilosec for the acid reflux, but I used D-limonene (Jarrow) once daily to allow me to taper off the prilosec completely. I have also added Betaine Hcl with pepsin (NOW), after every meal, to correct low stomach acid, another common cause of acid reflux (Google GERD and low stomach acid - it's fascinating and counterintuitive), and Gluten Digest enzymes (NOW), after every meal, in case I am developing new dietary sensitivities due to the "leaky gut". Then I added licorice root (Nature's Way), aloe vera soft gels (NOW), and slippery elm (NOW), all for their soothing and healing qualities to the gut, and all of them help with acid reflux also. Finally, there is a supplement L-glutamine (Jarrow), which I take 2 tablets three times daily,which helps directly with intestinal hyperpermeability by being directly absorbed by the enterocytes and used as fuel to heal the tight junctions that stop the "leakyness". The L-glutamine is the other thing which I noticed a dramatic difference after starting, because I could see I was starting to absorb my nutrients and supplements better already.I am aware that my situation is one of the more severe, but I have listed everything I have done in case it helps someone else. Almost everything I mentioned could help anyone with mild to severe GI problems, in varying combinations. The important thing to me is that I was aware of very few symptoms until I started treating myself under my holistic doctor's direction, so you might be surprised what is going on under the surface. I am still on this entire regimen, including the Advanced Strength PRO-15 tablets and the digestive enzymes, and I expect to be for some time, many months to heal "leaky gut". The important thing to state in summary is that even once I get myself "well" I will never stop taking these probiotics, either the regular or advanced strength. They are clearly high quality, and the company stands behind the products 100% - if you ever have a problem just contact them and they will make it right. I am a customer for life, and I will reorder and take the Advanced PRO-15 for the long term. I highly recommend start with the regular PRO-15 "pearls", as those are right for most people, but I also highly recommend both products, whichever you believe is right for you.