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About Acidophilus

Lactobacillus acidophilus is a friendly strain of bacteria used to make yogurt and cheese. Although we are born without it, acidophilus soon establishes itself in our intestines and helps prevent intestinal infections. Acidophilus also flourishes in the vagina, where it protects women against yeast infections.

Acidophilus is one of several microbes known collectively as probiotics (literally, pro life, indicating that they are bacteria and yeasts that help rather than harm). Others include the bacteria L. bulgaricus, L. reuteri, L. plantarum, L. casei, B. bifidus, S. salivarius, and S. thermophilus and the yeast Saccharomyces boulardii. Your digestive tract is like a rain forest ecosystem with billions of bacteria and yeasts rather than trees, frogs, and leopards. Some of these internal inhabitants are more helpful to your body than others. Acidophilus and related probiotics not only help the digestive tract function, they also reduce the presence of less healthful organisms by competing with them for the limited space available. For this reason, use of probiotics can help prevent infectious diarrhea.

Antibiotics can disturb the balance of your inner rain forest by killing friendly bacteria. When this happens, harmful bacteria and yeasts can move in and flourish. This can lead to vaginal yeast infections. Conversely, it appears that the regular use of probiotics can help prevent vaginal infections and generally improve the health of the gastrointestinal system. Whenever you take antibiotics, you should probably take probiotics as well and continue them for some time after you are done with the course of treatment.

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40+ Synbiotic Complex

from Viridian Nutrition

60 veg caps

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£16.85

ABC dophilus Powder

from Solgar

User Price: £16.12

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£16.12

Acidophilus

from Biocare

60g

User Price: £18.68

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£20.75

Acidophilus & Bifidus

from The Health Store

50 capsules

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£11.13

Acidophilus Bifidus Fos

from FSC

60 Capsules

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£7.77

Acidophilus Plus

from Quest Vitamins

60 vegcaps

User Price: £7.22

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£5.52

Acidophilus Plus

from Quest Vitamins

120 vegcaps

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£10.00

Acidophilus Plus

from Quest Vitamins

45 vegcaps

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£4.75

Adults Blend Probiotics 8 Adult-Specific...

from Udos Choice

60 vegecaps

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£15.74

Advanced 40+ Acidophilus

from Solgar

60 capsules

User Price: £12.61

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£12.61

Advanced 40+ Acidophilus

from Solgar

120 Cap

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Advanced Acidophilus

from Solgar

50 Cap

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