I can't afford Visbiome or VSL#3 so I was looking for a more accessible affordable brand to treat pouchitis. From research, the three bacteria that seem to be well tested for their benefits are lactobaccilis, Bifidobacterium, and Saccharomyces boulardii. Garden of Life Ultra has all three strains aside from several others. Has anyone tried this brand yet? The reviews on Amazon and other sites were very good and someone with pouchitis even commented on the Amazon review saying it worked wonders for him.
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I don’t know anything about Garden of Life, but it’s best to be aware that Saccharomyces boulardi isn’t a bacterial strain, but rather a strain of yeast. It’s still reported to be helpful for some purposes, particularly C. diff prevention, and is the key ingredient in Florastor. I’m not aware of any evidence that it helps with pouchitis (other than that caused by C. diff).
I understand the thought you are having but Visbiome is only twice as expensive, has way more (over double) of the proper probiotics for jpouchers. So theoretically you could take one packet every other day and it would work out cost wise and you would get a better product. Just my opinion. I based the price I found on Amazon to what I pay directly to Visbiome, which I suggest everyone check their website as it's usually less expensive than Amazon...
Not to say that the other stuff won't work, but Visbiome is tested specifically for us.
Good luck