This is a quick reference on my opinions of their offerings suitability for CFS based upon the model that I am using. I could not find almost no strain information which automatically makes their benefits “fuzzy”. An excellent probiotic is a 10 Star (General Biotics Equilibrium), Prescript Assist, Symbioflor-1 and 2, Mutaflor are around 8 stars. The recommendations are partially based on reader surveys of how they responded.
While I have advocate a few lactobacillus in the past, I prefer to see the ratio of good Lactobacillus to Bifidobacterium to be 1:4 (no more than 20% by CFU of Lactobacillus). Lactobacillus reduces most other of the low species seen in CFS patients.
- ABX Support 1 Stars
- Saccharomyces boulardii 5 BCFU
- Lactobacillus rhamnosus, 2.5 BCFU
- Bifidobacterium bifidum, 1.25 BCFU
- Bifidobacterium breve 1.25 BCFU
- SACCHAROMYCES BOULARDII 0 Stars — see this post
- Saccharomyces boulardii
- THER-BIOTIC® COMPLETE 1 Stars
- Lactobacillus rhamnosus 6.0+ billion CFUs
- Bifidobacterium bifidum 5.0+ billion CFUs
- Lactobacillus acidophilus 3.0+ billion CFUs
- Lactobacillus casei 2.5+ billion CFUs
- Lactobacillus plantarum 2.0+ billion CFUs
- Lactobacillus salivarius 2.0+ billion CFUs
- Bifidobacterium longum 1.0+ billion CFUs
- Streptococcus thermophilus 1.0+ billion CFUs
- Lactobacillus bulgaricus 1.0+ billion CFUs
- Lactobacillus paracasei 0.5+ billion CFUs
- Bifidobacterium lactis 0.5+ billion CFUs
- Bifidobacterium breve 0.5+ billion CFUs
- THER-BIOTIC® D 0 Stars
- Lactobacillus rhamnosus (2.0 X 1010 CFUs)
- Lactobacillus casei (2.0 X 1010 CFUs)
- Bifidobacterium bifidum (1.0 X 1010 CFUs)
- BIOSPORA 4 Stars
- Bacillus coagulans
- B. subtilis
- CULTURELLE 4 Stars – the only one with the actual strain listed
- Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG 10 BCFU see this post
- L. ACIDOPHILUS 0 Stars
- Lactobacillus acidophilus 3 BCFU
- LACTOPRIME™ PLUS 1 Stars
- Lactobacillus species 19+ billion CFUs*
- Lactobacillus rhamnosus
- Lactobacillus acidophilus
- Lactobacillus brevis
- Lactobacillus casei
- Lactobacillus plantarum
- Lactobacillus salivarius
- Latobacillus paracasei
- Bifidobacterium species 6+ billion CFUs*
- Bifidobacterium bifidum
- Bifidobacterium infantis
- Bifidobacterium longum
- Bifidobacterium lactis
- Bifidobacterium breve
- PRO-5® 1 Stars
- Lactobacillus rhamnosus 9.4+ billion CFUs
- Bifidobacterium bifidum 6.3+ billion CFUs
- Lactobacillus acidophilus 6.3+ billion CFUs
- Streptococcus thermophilus 1.5+ billion CFUs
- Lactobacillus bulgaricus 1.5+ billion CFUs
- PROBIOTIC COMPLEX 1 Stars
- Lactobacillus acidophilus 2.5+ billion CFUs
- Bifidobacterium bifidum 2.5+ billion CFUs
- PRODEGIN™ chewable probiotic blend 0 Stars
- NOT recommended if you have Sjorgen Syndrome, see this post
- Lactobacillus acidophilus
- Lactobacillus rhamnosus
- Lactobacillus salivarius
- Lactobacillus paracasei
- Lactobacillus plantarum
- THER-BIOTIC® CHILDREN’S CHEWABLE 0 Stars
- NOT recommended if you have Sjorgen Syndrome, see this post
- Lactobacillus acidophilus
- Lactobacillus rhamnosus
- Lactobacillus salivarius
- Lactobacillus paracasei
- THER-BIOTIC® DETOX SUPPORT 1 Stars
- Lactobacillus rhamnosus 20+ billion CFUs
- Lactobacillus casei 20+ billion CFUs
- Bifidobacterium bifidum 10+ billion CFUs
- THER-BIOTIC® FACTOR 1 0 Stars
- Lactobacillus rhamnosus 20 BCFU
- THER-BIOTIC® FACTOR 4 4 Stars
- Bifidobacterium bifidum 4+ billion CFUs
- Bifidobacterium longum 3+ billion CFUs
- Bifidobacterium lactis 2+ billion CFUs
- Bifidobacterium breve 1+ billion CFUs
- THER-BIOTIC® FACTOR 6 1 Stars
- Bifidobacterium longum
- Lactobacillus acidophilus
- Lactobacillus rhamnosus
- Bifidobacterium bifidum
- Bifidobacterium lactis
- Lactobacillus paracasei
- THER-BIOTIC® SENIOR FORMULA 1 Stars
- Lactobacillus acidophilus
- Lactobacillus plantarum
- Lactobacillus rhamnosus
- Bifidobacterium lactis
- Lactobacillus gasseri
- Bifidobacterium breve
- Bifidobacterium longum
- THER-BIOTIC® SENIOR FORMULA 2 Stars
- Bifidobacterium species 18+ billion CFUs *
- Bifidobacterium infantis
- Bifidobacterium longum
- Bifidobacterium breve
- Bifidobacterium bifidum
- Bifidobacterium lactis
- Lactobacillus species 7+ billion CFUs *
- Lactobacillus acidophilus
- Lactobacillus rhamnosus
- Lactobacillus gasseri
- Lactobacillus casei
- Lactobacillus plantarum
- THER-BIOTIC® WOMEN’S FORMULA 0 Stars
- Lactobacillus species 20+ billion CFUs *
- Lactobacillus acidophilus
- Lactobacillus brevis
- Lactobacillus rhamnosus
- Lactobacillus gasseri
- Lactobacillus casei
- Lactobacillus salivarius
- Lactobacillus plantarum
- Bifidobacterium species 5+ billion CFUs *
- Bifidobacterium bifidum
- Bifidobacterium breve
- Bifidobacterium longum
- VITAL-10® 0 Stars
- Lactobacillus acidophilus 1.85+ billion CFUs *
- Bifidobacterium bifidum 0.70+ billion CFUs *
- Lactobacillus bulgaricus,
- Lactobacillus rhamnosus,
- Lactobacillus brevis,
- Lactobacillus casei,
- Lactobacillus salivarius,
- Lactobacillus plantarum,
- Streptococcus thermophilus,
- Bifidobacterium lactis
- VITAL-DOPHILUS PLUS 0 Stars
- Lactobacillus acidophilus 2.5+ billion CFUs *
- Lactobacillus rhamnosus 2.5+ billion CFUs *
- VITAL-IMMUNE BIOTIC® 0 Stars
- Lactobacillus rhamnosus 2.0+ billion CFUs *
- Lactobacillus casei 1.5+ billion CFUs *
- Lactobacillus acidophilus 1.0+ billion CFUs *
- Bifidobacterium longum 0.5+ billion CFUs *
- VITAL-PLEX® 0.5 Stars
- Lactobacillus acidophilus 1.25 BCFU
- Lactobacillus rhamnosus 1.25 BCFU
- Bifidobacterium bifidum 1.25 BCFU
- Bifidobacterium lactis 1.25 BCFU
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