Comments on: Potential Benefits of the Lactobacillus reuteri Probiotic

By: silvio fontana

silvio fontana — Sat, 08 Feb 2020 01:25:46 +0000

I recently started with L Reuteri and had the most painful night ever, gas, bloating, cramping all night, the pain was over the top as was the excessive heat in my body. The next morning, my BM was intense with three massive evacuations all day. My joints were so painful, my legs burning, Is this a good for me? I am not so sure.

By: Kay

Kay — Fri, 11 Oct 2019 23:22:37 +0000

If you don’t see a strain number, I would write the company. If they can’t give that to you or tell you it is proprietary, then you shouldn’t give them your $$. Vague info is not appropriate.

By: Josh

Josh — Sat, 06 Jul 2019 02:38:34 +0000

Wow Mr. Cohen, that was an amazing piece on that probiotic !! I’ve contracted c diff twice now and I never knew how helpful this probiotic is !! Thank you soooooo much for your very in depth and insightful report !! I am coming out of my skin with anticipation of trying this probiotic !!!

By: Veronique

Veronique — Wed, 12 Jun 2019 17:23:02 +0000

Thanks for sharing these treatment tips for acne! I will add them to my daily skin care routine. Keep up the good work!

By: Mitchell Brin

Mitchell Brin — Mon, 19 Nov 2018 03:52:03 +0000

is There a reference that compares all the L. reuteri? And, if you take multiple, do they compete with each other?

By: Simon

Simon — Sun, 07 Oct 2018 22:41:12 +0000

The product is called Gastrus.
The brand is Biogaia, a Swedish company.
You can buy it on internet by the company iHerb.
The line is Belgium-Sweden-USA.

By: Christine

Christine — Tue, 03 Jul 2018 17:08:08 +0000

Yeah, this is incredibly sloppy. Not even the right strain…makes me almost think you were paid off to promote this or something.

By: andreia

andreia — Wed, 11 Apr 2018 19:26:53 +0000

Probably not – the benefits are strain specific – you have to look for the number after the name Lactobacillus reuteri. Most of the research I´ve seen is done with L.reuteri DSM 1793 . But it is not recommended for those with histamine intolerance issues.

By: andreia

andreia — Wed, 11 Apr 2018 19:19:59 +0000

I took the L.reuteri in the probiotic (Nature´s Way) you recommended but it have me terrible gas, constipation and reflux. Turns out it´s got two other strains besides L.reuteri: L. acidophillus and L. rahmnosus, both of which are also known to cause histamine intolerance. But what makes matters worse is that it has got FOS (fructooligosaccharide), a prebiotic that is strictly forbidden for those who have FODMAP intolerance. Maybe a better choice for those who want to try L.reuteri would be the one produced by Biogaia (L. reuteri DSM 1793), probably the L.reuteri strain with more research behind it (not all L.reuteri are equal,”Lactobacillus” and ” reuteri” refer to the genus and species, the number is what identifies the strain) – the benefits are strain-specific. I took L. reuteri DSM 1793 and didn´t have the side-effects experienced with the Nature´s way brand, to which my son also had a terrible reaction (green watery diarrhea) when he was a baby.

By: Andre du Toit

Andre du Toit — Sun, 18 Mar 2018 07:06:17 +0000

Hi Stephen, I also have a son (age 13) with high functioning autism. He takes a variety of probiotics with good results for his slow bowl. According to my observation, his anxiety is also improving. How is your son doing?

By: Taison

Taison — Mon, 11 Dec 2017 03:40:15 +0000

I have been taking the BioGaia Protectis for babies and it has lowered my social anxiety.
Good luck.

By: janet

janet — Sat, 28 Oct 2017 06:05:15 +0000

So does it increase weight or not – I have Microbiome one that comes in two tablets one with the probiotic in and one with the prebiotic in so you take two tablets and I have Custom Pro L. Reuteri – I need to know does this probiotic increase weight because I don’t want to take it if it does but it is good for lowering cholesterol which is good

By: Vonda

Vonda — Sun, 24 Sep 2017 21:43:14 +0000

Nature’s Sunshine carries it. They are a company that does pharmaceutical grade supplements and are excellent! You’re going to have to find a health food store that carries this brand.

By: Jame Gumb

Jame Gumb — Sun, 10 Sep 2017 18:55:36 +0000

“L. reuteri switches our bacteria’s primary food source from sugar to tryptophan”

I couldn’t find any information on Reuteri globally shifting food supply from dietary sugars to Tryptophan. Just that reuteri itself uses Tryptophan.

By: steve

steve — Fri, 01 Sep 2017 01:50:22 +0000

I recently started seeing Reuteri recommended for social anxiety but all the products mention it is for cardio health.
That Nature’s Way brand contains fos which many including myself can’t handle. I’m searching for another brand although I wonder if it is a particular strain that is good for social anxiety

By: Stephen Kastl

Stephen Kastl — Wed, 02 Nov 2016 22:23:42 +0000

I have used biogaia brand called ProTectis on my high functioning autistic son. He is definitely more social but it is not a magic bullet since he also argues better and try to talk me out of his daily exercise. He is 25, and 6’2″ tall. I give him one with each meal. I will increase dosage and see.

By: Morrigan

Morrigan — Sun, 25 Sep 2016 14:52:53 +0000

Is it in kraut? Yogurt? How can you get this from food rather than taking a pill?

By: GM

GM — Tue, 28 Jun 2016 02:34:47 +0000

It’s confusing that none of supplements are of the variety studied in papers! Not good… makes the research borderline useless.

By: Joseph M. Cohen

Joseph M. Cohen — Sun, 26 Jun 2016 16:06:47 +0000

In reply to Graeme. Thanks!

By: Graeme

Graeme — Sun, 26 Jun 2016 14:30:51 +0000

There is an awesome new study showing that this may be helpful in autism – http://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674%2816%2930730-9

By: William Gleason

William Gleason — Fri, 03 Jun 2016 12:49:13 +0000

No one knows if it is in Sauerkraut.

By: Melissa

Melissa — Sun, 27 Mar 2016 22:54:29 +0000

In reply to Joseph M. Cohen. Thank you !

By: Joseph M. Cohen

Joseph M. Cohen — Sun, 27 Mar 2016 22:36:27 +0000

In reply to Melissa Christie. I think it's pretty stable, but if you're worried, then go for the iherb one.

By: Melissa Christie

Melissa Christie — Sun, 27 Mar 2016 22:08:15 +0000

In reply to Melissa Christie. could you recomened which one to use please