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#368950 - 01/03/13 04:10 AM

marks

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Hi. Marketing claims that Activia yogurt helps regulate the gut. What is your opinion about this product? Thank you.

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Re: Activia new

#368951 - 01/03/13 06:04 AM

Syl

Reged: 03/13/05
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Welcome to the board,

I saw your posting previous posting about yogurt. Perhaps you didn't read that diary is not considered a IBS friendly product on the Heather's Eating for IBS diet.

Activa contains the probiotic BL regularus or Bifidobacterium lactis DN-173 010. It has been clinically tested on a very small group of IBS-C individuals. The results showed it had some effect on distention and it increased GI motility a bit. It is likely not a good product for IBS-D. And dairy can be problematic for some IBS suffers.

You might be better off trying a non-dairy probiotic that has been clinically tested such as Align, VSL#3 and Digestive Advantage

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