Before I started taking this product, I was suffering from random bouts of diarrhea, I didn't really know why, but it was miserable and the unpredictability made my life a mess. I was missing work because I would be up often at night, using the toilet instead of sleeping. I talked to my Dr. and he suggested using a probiotic, as I was opposed to pills that paralyzed my bowels! That just sounds terrible to me, so I opted for probiotics. Since receiving and taking these, I am so pleased. During the first three days, I suffered from one bout of diarrhea at work. Since then, I have been taking 2 of these a day and haven't had any diarrhea at all. It's been two weeks since I started taking them, and I keep waiting for the hammer to fall, but it hasn't. I'm so pleased! I can't wait to live the rest of my life without the cramping, misery, and embarrassment of gas and looses stools. Maybe this was TMI, but I want to put it out there for people who may have been suffering like I was.