Swanson Probiotic-4 3 Billion Cfu 60 Veggie DrCapsules

This seems to be a good probiotic. I don't really know how well they are doing inside me, but my stomach and abdomen have no problems, and that is very important.

Sometimes we think if something is cheap, it's not going to be good quality, but I used this for awhile and then switched to some more expensive brands with more complicated strains of probiotics and I didn't notice anything. I switched back to this one and noticed immediately that it kept me regular and just having good stomach flora. They are often on BOGO, so i stock up.

I was having problems with my digestion and this was suggested by my doctor. After looking around a bit, a friend told me about this company. I purchased from Swanson's after finding everywhere else it was very expensive. It takes care of the reasons I take it and if I miss a couple of days I notice a different very quickly.

I know probiotics are good for me and my family, but they are so expensive at the local stores. I couldn't believe what a great value this product was on SwansonVitamins.com so I shared it with my nurse to verify. She not only gave me the thumbs up, she is now a customer.

This is really an inexpensive way to make the intestines happy. Since using this formula for a few months, there is no problem with regularity and I've noticed a lot more general comfort in all the intestinal areas. I could say more but I want to remain in the guidelines for this review.

I was skeptical since this product does not need refrigerated, but it has exceeded my expectations. There is a noticeable improvement in my digestion. As mentioned in another review, I also noticed that I do not crave sugar as much. I will continue taking this product because of the low price and effectiveness at room temperature.

I originally wrote a negative post on PB-4. This was due to a test I performed comparing it to another probiotic. However I asked Swanson to remove the post so I could post a more accurate and fair evaluation.\n\nI tested PB-4 alongside a product made by Schiff called Digestive Advantage - a probiotic that my wife takes that comes in blister packs and does not require refrigeration. I took three small jars, filled them each with 1/4 cup of milk. In 1 jar I mixed in 1/2 teaspoon of white flour as a control. In far 2 I emptied one cap of PB4 and in jar 3, I emptied a cap of Digestive Advantage.\n\nAfter 4 hours the DA started to turn the milk into a yogurt like gel/solid while the PB4 did nothing. After 10 hours there was still no activity in the PB4 although it allegedly has 3 bil organisms vs only 1 bil in the DA. Meanwhile the DA continued it's activity and started separating the yogurt into a solid and a liquid. So I posted the result as the PB$ being inactive.\n\nHowever I tested again. After 16 hours the PB4 began to form into a gel/solid. I left both substances in jars for a total of 48 hours. The PB4 went through the same cycle as the DA, it just took longer. Meanwhile the control (milk with flour) did nothing.\n\nThe PB4 definitely has live activity. My guess is that the reason that it took longer to act is that the DA has other enzymes mixed in with it that may have caused quicker activity or perhaps it had more surviving organisms due to the blister packaging. I had heard that probiotics that are not blister packed tend to lose their effectiveness if not refrigerated. I thought maybe the PB4's has lost their effectiveness either due to being shipped over the summer or from not being refrigerated at Swanson.\n\nI emailed Swanson and was told that they keep their probiotc products in temperature-controlled storage. I was also told that lack of refrigeration during shipping hasn't shown to be an issue. In fact, they have shipped probiotics to some very warm climates which have been returned and have still tested above the stated level of activity.\n\nI think it's great that Swanson keeps their products in cool storage. Caring that much about what they sell has caused me to feel even better about buying other products from them.\n\nWith regards to the probiotics, I will stick with the PB4 since it is so much cheaper than the Schiff DA and others that are out there. I don't need to be too concerned about having probiotics that don't need refrigeration because I have a refrigerator, and in fact refrigerate all of my supplements to keep them fresher.\n\nAs an extra precaution I will order probiotics and other temperature sensitive products over the winter months just to make sure they retain maximum freshness and effectiveness.\n\nOne last thing. If you ever want to test your probiotic, simply dissolve one cap in about 1/4 cup of milk and leave at room temp for roughly 24 hours.\n\nSorry this was such a long entry. I just wanted to set the record straight. I hope this has been helpful.

I decided to try this probotic due to the price increase in what I had been using. At first I thought my digestive system was a little off because of something I ate but after about a week this product was just staightening out my GI system more than my previous one. After about 2 weeks my GI tract is functioning better than before. I read the label of both products & this one has much more of the good bacterium.

The advantage to this particular probiotic is first and foremost, the pricepoint. The low price and potential BOGO offers allow for you to get a few bottles of this product at a rock bottom price which is great if you are on a budget. With that being said, the product itself isn't particularly impressive at three billion organisms per serving and only four strains, however still affords a great value. I've never really noticed much from these per se, but then again my digestion and regularity are good and I do not really notice much from a multiple of other probiotics that I have tried that have gone up to 90 billion organism per capsule. All in all, this is a great probiotic if your not taking anything at all and want to obtain some of the benefits of probiotic supplementation without digging deep into your wallet.

Didn't help my digestive system at all!