Country Life Power-Dophilus Dairy-Free Multi-Strain Probiotic 12 Billion CFUs, 100 Vegan Capsules, Certified Gluten Free, Certified Vegan

Has successfully prevented lactose intolerance problems for me
In my late 40’s I found that I had a strong intolerance for lactose in my diet. Because of the time lag (6-7 hours for me) between ingestion and digestion problems, it was very confusing to correlate to my diet at first. It turned out to be the previous meal rather than the current meal causing the problem, and I could set a timer to 6-7 hours after eating any products with lactose! I used enzyme-containing products to aid lactose digestion for quite a while with general success, but it was tricky to get the timing with food just right as well as being sure to have the tablets always with me. The consequences of less than optimum use were very annoying and always required a few days to get back to usual. More than 5 years ago I ran into a shortage of the enzyme product on the store shelves. We found that some probiotics contained many of the same ingredients as the enzyme tablets (actually in much higher amounts), just not the purified enzyme. At this time I tried Powerdophilus as an alternative taking 1 tablet every morning before breakfast with a glass of water. It completely eliminated my dairy indigestion issues! I have been taking it daily ever since. I have never experienced any side effects and have never felt the need for any additional dairy digestion products. I can even miss a day or two, and no ill effects from dairy. Before, a piece of bread with milk as an ingredient would get me, but now I can eat pizza and a milkshake with no problem. I know the product is not advertised for this, but this is the problem it solved for me!2018 update — I continue with this daily. I have nearly forgotten that I ever had a severe lactose intolerance. I haven’t avoided any dairy-containing foods for years. I can even miss taking it for a few days, and it makes no difference.2025 update — continuing with no issues. It’s like I never had the intolerance problem.

Probiotic
Works better than well

This is a good probiotic supplement
This is a good probiotic supplement. I prefer SBO’s – Soil-based organisms, such as in Prescript Assist or Body Biotics, but I think it’s good to switch up the probiotics sometimes, so while I’m taking a break from the SBO’s, I like to take a regular probiotic. I like this one because it has a large number or organisms, and ones that seem to work well with my body – this is almost the same formulation as Florajen-3 and cheaper – this is a very good quality supplement for the price. I also like that it’s milk-free, as probiotics that are grown with milk seem to have the opposite effect on me that they’re supposed to (not good). So I’m happy with this and may take it during a break from, or in conjunction with my Body Biotics SBO’s.

The Hot Weather and Shipping
I only buy this brand, because it works the best. I was very impressed that the product came so quickly, but one thing that could be improved is Probiotics are “LIVE” bacteria’s and need to stay fresh and cold. Heat destroys the product. This bottle doesn’t seem to be working as well as the ones I buy at the health food store that are stored in the refrigerator. I don’t know if the warehouse is too hot, or if the bottle are rotated correctly, or if I got an old bottle that has been sitting around longer. I made sure that I didn’t order it late in the week, because I didn’t want it to sit in a hot truck over the weekend. Don’t forgot the glass is amber for a reason to protect it from heat and sun light.I liked how you wrapped the bubble wrap around the bottle to protect the glass, but in the hot shipping months could you wrap an ice brick around it, or use reflective material as well? I’m a home health nurse and I educate my patients on Probiotics/Acidophilus, because it helps boost the immune system. It can get rid of a urinary tract infection is 15 minutes, and it helps drain the sinuses of infection as well. this product makes the perfect douse and puts the ladies back in balance instantly. I have used Acidophilus for over 20 years, and it’s safe for children, newborns, and all my pets.I did contact Country life vitamins last summer, about a shipping situation with Swanson’s, and they never got back to me. I did find out that Country Life doesn’t give all there vendors proper instructions on shipping, but I do know that they have invited health food owners to there plant for tours, and have given them proper instructs, to immediately store in refrigerator. I would love to refer all my patients to someone who is cautious about the hot weather and shipping. I hope to hear back from you soon to let me know.