Swanson Lactobacillus Gasseri Probiotic for Adults Seeking Digestive and Metabolic Support with 3 Billion CFU - Acid-Resistant, No Refrigeration (60 Vegan Capsules)

First let me be up front: I AM NOT A PAID CUSTOMER. In spite of how this might read like an advertisement, I am in no way being compensated for this honest expression of facts and opinion. I have absolutely “no dog in this fight” other than simply “paying it forward” in return for great information I learn from other Amazon customers!!! I am extremely pleased with this product! It was very nicely packaged and the capsules are super easy to swallow. It arrived a bit slow but more on that later. But I am FAR more pleased that it appears to be accomplishing my goal of losing weight! I am a 75 year old man. Prior to last year, I had never taken any probiotic before. In fact, I was only vaguely aware of the word, probiotic. Rather than telling this in the exact order it happened, much of what I relate is a result of hindsight—analyzing what happened to determine the how’s and why’s. First a general summary for those who prefer less details: Due to two common antibiotics prescribed by 2 separate doctors, I lost over 15 lbs in about 5 months and suffered through 64 continuous days of diarrhea. Then I began my first probiotics combo, L. Rhamnosus + L. Acidophilus, which resulted in a 35 lb gain over 8 months. Finally, with the probiotic L. Gasseri, I feel I am finally on the road to a return to my normal weight (whatever “normal” means). Until this period, I had NEVER experienced such major weight changes over such brief periods of time—especially since it was unintentional! Now more details…. The first antibiotic was prescribed by my podiatrist for a toenail fungus that led to surgical removal of the nail—all completely as expected and totally successful. The weight loss that followed began innocently, at first rather slowly and of little concern—easily dismissed as just a nice side effect? But that was followed a couple of months later by a severe case of chronic diarrhea! Continuously! For the next 62 days!!! Prior to this, my last bout with diarrhea was decades ago and rarely for more than a day or two! Lab tests confirmed a C-Dif bacterial infection and my GP prescribed an antibiotic widely used for treating this bacteria. But the diarrhea continued unabated. When I felt my GP was at a loss to resolve the issue, I contacted other doctors and they also seemed rather dumbfounded! Desperate for help, through several internet searches of what I felt were reputable sources (never just common gossip!), I learned more about probiotics than I had ever imagined. I had certainly heard about the “gut microbiome” in generic terms before but I gradually became more aware of just what an important role it plays in our lives. That search led me to the probiotics combination of L. Rhamnosus and L. Acidophilus which showed promising results curbing diarrhea. I decided to give it a try and ordered it from Amazon! Following the instructions, the diarrhea totally stopped 64 days of continuous diarrhea! Within 24 hours! That power truly blew my mind!!! Unfortunately the story did not end there. Over the next few weeks, my weight loss reversed. I started gaining weight—first slowly but then gradually increasing at an ever more alarming rate. And I thought I knew why. It was the reason most often blamed: I was eating too much! But then I began to question that usual culprit. I had totally lost control against overpowering hunger pangs. I could hardly go an hour without grabbing some sweets to calm it down. I had never experienced this behavior in my past. In fact, though I may have occasionally gained a few more pounds than I wanted, I could reasonably easily change that--not by any special diet but by simply cutting back on the quantity of food I ate. I even continued my normal “junk foods”. But in all cases, I simply left about 15-25% of the food uneaten. I have done that multiple times at various points in my life. But this time I had almost zero ability to do that. And again, discussions with several doctors produced no real help with the situation. So I gradually began to suspect it was closely related to my previous situation. Could it be as simple as finding another probiotic related to weight loss? So as before, desperation led me back to the internet. That search led me to Lactobacillus Gasseri as being particularly related to weight control. I found a couple of lab controlled studies that appeared well designed. One Japanese study stood out. The 60+ participants were carefully weighed, measured, and then given standard daily doses of L. Gasseri for 4 months. At the end, each was weighed and measured again. Nearly all showed either significant weight loss or at least measurable reductions in the waist. Extremely promising!!! But the participants who had stopped the probiotic were checked again a month later and they had all gained almost exactly the same amount of weight as they had lost—gained back in one month all losses from the previous 4 months! Very discouraging! But my next immediate question was, “WHY STOP!” If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it! In other words, why not continue the L. Gasseri longer—perhaps even forever? I went back to the internet to see if I could find any indication of L. Gasseri side effects—especially long term. I found NONE! With that previous success I decided to give L. Gasseri a try. I started with the recommended 2 caps per day, one each in the AM & PM. I could tell almost immediately my hunger had dropped substantially for at least 3-4 hours after each dose but came back too soon before time for my next regular meal. After 2 weeks, I doubled it to 4 caps/day, 2 each AM & PM. I still get occasional hunger pangs but nowhere near being beyond my control. After 3 weeks, I had lost 3-4 lbs. After 2 months, I have lost about 11 lbs. For the first time in 6 months, I am losing weight steadily and consistently! BUT I FEEL I MUST ADD THIS CAUTION!!! I am NOT a doctor and have ZERO medical training. I am NOT recommending you try this. I am just saying it worked for me. THAT DOES NOT MEAN it will work for you! More particularly, I have read numerous comments by people who have tried L. Gasseri. Nearly all were either extremely positive (greatest thing ever!) or extremely negative (terrible—will not work!). Actually only a relatively small percentage had middle of the road comments. They either hated or loved it! Based on that, it appears clear to me that L. Gasseri works for some but not others. With what I have learned in my research of our human microbiome, that really doesn’t surprise me at all. As I understand it, the “good bacteria” that we all carry in our gut VARIES WIDELY from person to person. No two people are identical. Therefore how any newly added probiotic (which are in fact among those “good bacteria”) will NOT always mesh as well with yours as it did for mine. I believe I was actually very lucky that the three specific ones I have tried, L. Rhamnosus, L. Acidophilus, and L. Gasseri, worked the way I hoped. And in the later case, L. Gasseri, I have only been on it for a bit less than 2 months. While the results so far have been extremely encouraging, that is no guarantee it will continue. I will just have to wait and see! Now finally about the late arrival of my latest shipment: My order for Lactobacillus Gasseri took a bit longer to arrive than in the past. But I believe most of that delay was by USPS. Nearly always, I follow the tracking closely so I can be ready when it will likely arrive. I ordered it on Sun 3/1/2020 and it was turned over to USPS the next day, Mon 3/2/2020. From Harrisburg, PA, it took USPS two more days to reach Houston, TX, Wed 3/4/2020. But then it seemed to freeze there for 3 more days with no further tracking notices. Finally on Sat 3/7/2020, tracking finally "came back alive" again and it was delivered later that day. While 7 days is really not far off from normal for USPS, it is still a disappointment when it is expected sooner and fails to appear. Then again, maybe I am just too “ticky”.

I am 49 entering menopause. I am also vegan with an active lifestyle. I have been working out for a while but things changed drastically once I became perimenopausal. For the past 2 years I’ve been working out 5-6 days a week just to keep the fat backpack off my back and jelly donut roll off my waist. I felt like I was killing myself just to return to regular fit body (this really has me pissed because I worked so hard). Lately I have been researching ways to keep my gut active and working properly although I never had issues with my gut but being a vegan I’m always bloated because all I do is eat vegetables and protein. After a couple of months of research, I purchased two other supplements along with this probiotic. TMI WARNING: I’ve always been regular in the bathroom. I go to the bathroom after every single meal, so that was never my issue but HOLY CRAP (literally) within one week of taking this probiotic. I noticed several things that have changed my life for the better. 1) this is a natural appetite suppressant. No gitters or crashes. It’s so subtle that it confused me at first.. had me asking myself did I eat today even though I know I did because I prep my meals daily to meet my protein intake. Who doesn’t want to feel like they aren’t starving every few hours so this alone made my DAY. And it happens immediately! 2) No more looking like I’m 3 months pregnant after each meal and then feeling sick from the bloat pressure. The bloating IS GONE! This alone will keep me as a customer forever (please don’t discontinue this product) 3) it gets your gut all the way together. Gut health is the key to anyone’s weight loss or healthy living journey. If you aren't digesting and breaking down your food properly you’ll have a long fight with losing the weight. Like I said I was already regular BUT now first thing in the morning I have to immediately go to the bathroom. Between 6a-10a I go to the bathroom 2-3 times without food. I intermittent fast until 12 and only eat from 12-8 and this probiotic is doing it’s thing. 4) my stomach is flatter than ever. It was already flat but because of the bloating you would never know I actually have a small 4 pack goin on THAT I WORKED MY ASS OFF FOR. Now I can see my abs which is a motivating boost for me because I was discouraged from the bloating. I had come to accept that I’ll always have a bloat belly. 5) No side affects. Some probiotics have made me sick the first week in taking them but this doesn’t. This is the cleanest and most affective probiotic I have taken in a long time and my mother started me on probiotics as a child so I have been taking them forever. I will be using this until I go home to see JESUS. Ladies do yourself a favor and pick up a bottle. Your gut will appreciate it and so will you! HAPPY LIVING AND GOOD LUCK ON WHATEVER JOURNEY YOU ARE ON (youve got this!!!)

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I had read this was used to help aid in weight loss. I didn’t feel like it helped me reach my goals in that regard. But it’s not like I was eating healthy or exercising as much as I should have. No negative side effects or anything though, so it was worth a try! I could probably get better results if I’d adapt to a healthier lifestyle.

I don’t know the strain of this L Gasseri, but it has performed well for me. Good results from the first batch of cultured cream.

I've been trying out this product for a couple of weeks now without anything significant to report, but I will continue for at least a couple more. I am somewhat concerned that the product is simply ineffective - particularly because it was already 8 months past its manufacture date when I received it and it is only approved for 12 months in the first place. I definitely do not appreciate receiving such old stock. Unless I experience very specific desired results, I'm unlikely to purchase again. Update: Since I wrote this review 3 days ago I've gradually moved away from this product and incorporate more probiotics from the Phillips Colon Health product. That product also contains Lactobacillus Gasseri and the difference has been noticeable. My gastrointestinal discomfort has been greatly reduced and my appetite is noticeably reduced and I feel generally better. I've been suspect that the Swanson product was causing me some distress and actually increasing my appetite although I cannot say why for certain since it's not supposed to cause those things. As I mentioned before, I am concerned that the product is old. I'm planning to move entirely to the Phillips product which I can buy locally and gives me some control over product manufacturing and expiration dates I'm buying.

I love this probiotic! One a day and my gut is happy! No adverse side effects and more regular bowel movements!

SIBO YOGHURT MAKING I am just giving it a review , bought mine all the way from nairobi Kenya, I am under a sleep spell. anyone who iv given to try is sleepy like cloud of sleep... ILL WAIT to see about the rest of the changes despite no specic strain mentioned :( i bought the L REUTERI , L gASSERI and B coagulan TODAY i noticed Swanson brand isnt specific to the strains they offer so ill officially hope on to DR DAVIS brand which am waiting for its arrival..

Recibí el frasco de Lactobacillus gasseri de Swanson sin ningún problema —llegó bien protegido, sin golpes ni polvo, y con la etiqueta clara y legible. El sello de seguridad estaba intacto, lo cual me dio confianza desde el primer momento. 🧠 ¿Para qué sirve? Este suplemento contiene Lactobacillus gasseri, una cepa probiótica beneficiosa y bien estudiada que apoya la salud digestiva y el equilibrio de la microbiota intestinal. A diferencia de muchos probióticos genéricos, esta fórmula se enfoca en una cepa específica con beneficios funcionales concretos, como: 🌟 Apoyo a la digestión saludable 🌟 Contribuye al equilibrio de bacterias buenas en el intestino 🌟 Puede ayudar con la sensación de hinchazón y malestar digestivo 🌟 Soporta la función inmunológica vinculada al intestino 🌟 Ideal para quienes toman antibióticos o tienen digestión sensible 💊 ¿Qué aporta? Cada cápsula viene con una cantidad cuidadosa de Lactobacillus gasseri, diseñada para: ✅ Mantener la flora intestinal en equilibrio ✅ Promover un ambiente saludable en el sistema digestivo ✅ Favorecer la absorción de nutrientes ✅ Apoyar el bienestar general No tiene sabor ni olor fuerte, se toma fácilmente con agua y se integra sin problema a la rutina diaria. 💡 Mi experiencia personal Tomé 1 cápsula al día con mi comida. Noté una sensación más ligera después de comer carbs pesados o comidas ricas en fibra. Menos hinchazón y más regularidad en mi digestión. Me gusta que no trae edulcorantes ni ingredientes innecesarios, solo la cepa probiótica. 🎯 Conclusión Si buscas un probiótico específico, de calidad y sin complicaciones, Lactobacillus gasseri de Swanson (60 cápsulas) es una excelente opción. Funciona bien para: ✨ Apoyo digestivo diario ✨ Balance de la microbiota ✨ Personas con digestión sensible ✨ Complementar una dieta saludable Un producto recomendado si quieres sentir tu estómago más calmado y tu intestino en mejor equilibrio, con la tranquilidad de una marca confiable y un suplemento que llega en perfecto estado.

Nice product...Thik is good for health and wellness generally it is useful in digestive health to maintain weight and balance hormones and promotes healthy microbes in GI tract!

Was able to visibly notice the gas problem getting better in a day.. problem can return with bad good choices and will hv to retake the pill .. thanks

Llegaron rápido, en buen estado, buen precio

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