I've been taking Jarrows brand sold through Amazon.com for quite a while. It has 5 billion per capsule. But, I will be trying a combo probiotic that includes s. boulardi soon, Benebiotics 18 Strain Probiotic, also sold on Amazon. The only reason is that the Jarrows was no longer available through their subscribe and save program, so I thought I'd try something different.

Jan

The big chain stores ie CVS, Walgreens discontinued Florestor by me. Impossible to find.

allykat..you can as i found out go on internet search out everything on florestor..i found one that was pretty good price something like 29 dollars but i can not find mybill to see who it was will try to check my old mail and post

but under any circumstances florestor can be gotten on internet..

thank you jan for your info..i am going to stick with florestor because i need it as its recommended to prevent c-diff mixed with curlturelle which has gg lactbicillias..and my recommended dosage is 4 florestors a day plus 2 culturelles..c-diff nasty stuff and since i take antibiotics regularly everyday i am following this program..

will try to find florestor site i ordered from however..

thanks
rebe

The reason I mentioned the Jarrows brand is because people have used it successfully for C. difficile infections. Plus, it is way cheaper than Florastor. You can read the reviews here:

http://www.amazon.com/Jarrow-F...eywords=s.+boulardii

Jan

jan thanks ..am going to check out jarrows after all..see ,check ss boulgari and c-dif..

sometimes you get what you pay for and sometimes you just pay for a brand..so worth..checking ut..

thanks again rebe

So true. I do know that most of the studies that are done are on specific strains, so brands can matter. But, there just is not a lot of controlled research in regard to all the probiotics out there. I wish I could say that one strain of probiotic is as good or effective as another as long as it contains the same species, but I can't, because I just don't know. Plus, when you are dealing with C. diff, you want to be sure you are taking care of business!

But, even C. diff has different strains, so what works for one person, may not work for others. If that were the case, it would be easy to deal with.

Good luck!!

Jan

With probiotics in general, I also try not to get sucked into paying for a brand. What I look for are studies which prove how much actually survives stomach acid. Most of the higher quality probiotics will have that information listed, and they're not always even the most expensive. But it's amazing how many probiotics are on the market which don't even include that information one way or another, even brand names. So those are the ones I avoid.