Brand Ultimate Probiotic - Probiotics for Women & Men

I had been dealing with acid reflux, bloating, and heartburn and was nervous to take this product since I heard antibiotics cause more gas (they do). I decided to try it and felt terrible, absolutely terrible for several hours. My stomach and chest felt like they were on fire. Then, all of a sudden a few hours later, my severe heartburn completely WENT AWAY. I didn't need to take my medication to sleep and slept through the night. It was magical. This is what is known as a Herxheimer reaction, also known as feeling worse before you feel better. This is a normal and healthy reaction that indicates that parasites, fungus, viruses, bacteria or other pathogens are being effectively killed off, a sign that healing is taking place in your gut. I waited a couple more days to take the next dose and it upset my stomach again briefly, but hey it's good to cleanse. The next dose a few days later, my stomach was on fire again for about an hour. But when it's gone, overall I just feel better. I honestly don't believe its a placebo effect. I have been feeling horrible the past week and since taking this and watching my diet I know it has helped tremendously with whatever health issues I'm dealing with. Be warned that this is an extremely good probiotic, so start with 1 every OTHER day. If you have acid reflux or GERD, you may need to take this with gas-x.

I started taking this one week ago. I've been feeling tired and sluggish-totally forgetting about Herxheimer reactions. But for the last 3 nights, I've taken a puff of my Dreamt sleep pen and have fallen asleep within half an hour and stayed asleep almost the entire night. This morning, I actually started waking up during my first alarm (an average morning can be 3-5 alarms before I can get up) and made it in early to work, which never happens on a Thursday. I'm usually so tired that I'm on the verge of being late and dragging myself in. I feel more alert and I'm able to focus. I am also tolerating food better. Maybe these could even help me reverse the weird food intolerances I've developed over the last 2 years and the bloating and unexplained weight gain. I know my gut has been very messed up, so I'm averaging 2-4/day. Generally 2 in the morning and 2 after dinner/before bed. The changes have been subtle, but this is the only adjustment I've made to my regimen in the last week. I'm definitely going to continue with these and update after I've had more time with them. But I'm liking them so far and am very happy with the results. I think the key with these is to be consistent. If your system is as sluggish and messed up as mine, these aren't going to fix things overnight. You really have to give it 3-6 months to see if they'll be effective. So that's what I plan on doing.

I tried this product, mainly in an effort to create a healthy gut and increase my metabolism in an effort to lose weight. It has worked! I have taken the probiotic supplement, increased my water intake, added extra fiber to my diet and included intermitant fasting in conjunction with eating healthy, clean foods. I can tell a HUGE difference. I lost 4 pounds in two weeks (4 days of that time cheating on vacation). My sugar cravings almost fully dissappeared. I feel full and satisfied after meals, and rarely need a snack. My digestive system is running much more smoothly. Previously, when I have tried to reign in my sugar cravings and try to lose weight, I was always hungry, thought constantly about food, and generally had a miserable time. THIS time, I think of food only when I start to get hungry, and I get hungry much less often. I don't crave sugar nearly as often, and when I do I only need a few bites to feel satisfied. This is a game changer for me!

This along with other Silver Fern products aloud me to avoid a colon surgery. So grateful for Silver Fern Brand products. 👍👍

It took a couple of days to work, but it did its job. I have tried so many products that just did nothing for me. I started out with two, and I was unbearably gassy. I reduced the dose to one a day, and I had no severe side effects. My gut was a mess, but after a couple of days, I became more regular and felt lighter. My food allergies worsened just a bit, but I am unsure if it was due to this product. EDIT: After a couple of weeks, it stopped working, but my food allergies are way better! EDIT 2: The product stopped working completely after several months.

I had been wanting to try this product for a long time, but didn't want to pay $40 for a bottle. So instead, I would buy different less expensive brands and thought I was getting the same thing. However, I wasn't. You get what your pay for. After doing some research and learning what elements made a good, quality probiotic I realized I was just wasting money on the other stuff. I broke down and bought these and I can tell a difference in the way I feel. I feel good and things seem to flow through me a little better. I can only assume that now my body is absorbing a few more essential nutrients than it was when I was taking the off brand stuff. I will be keeping this a part of my routine.

I took my time with this review to verify what I experienced was really a result of these probiotics. A friend told me they had an easier time doing intermittent fasting when they took Silver Fern probiotics and sent me a video that explained how the proper bacteria in your gut can reduce sugar cravings. I bought a bottle and gave it a try. My sugar cravings decreased and I went from a 16/8 fast to 22/2 fasting without any more difficulty. This alone made the product a winner for me, as I lost 15 lbs in a month. I wasn't paying attention and ran out before I ordered a new bottle so I ended up grabbing a bottle of probiotics at a big box store. Around 2 weeks later I noticed my sugar cravings were back and I was struggling to fast. What surprised me was that I realized my mild depression was back. It was a mellow change when it decreased so I hadn't even realized it was gone while I was using the Silver Fern Probiotics. Since the brand of probiotics was the only change I had made I decided to experiment and ordered another bottle. Within a week of using the Silver Fern probiotics my sugar cravings had decreased and my mild depression was again gone. To verify I finished the bottle and went back to the other brand. It's been about two weeks and my mild depressions is back. I'm lucky that it's not bad, but it makes eating healthy and exercising harder. I'm going back to this product since it works so much better than what I got locally. I've done some research and there are actually doctors prescribing probiotics in place of antidepressants for mild depression. I wasn't even thinking about depression when I took this, but I'm pleased with the surprise bonus.

While the probiotic strains are top notch, the additional rice fibers (NU-MAG, NU-FLOW) in this probiotic ended up being a nightmare for my body. Before I purchased, I saw two other reviewers mentioned brain fog, and I wish I relied on their reviews to not make this purchase in the first place. I went ahead and started taking it. The first day, I had the worst headache of my life, so I immediately threw it back into my drawer. A couple months later, I gave it one more try. To my surprise, I didn’t get a headache the first day, but responded differently with constant sneezing and runny nose. By day three, the allergies went away, but I slowly started developing a slight headache. I tried to ignore it, because I was going through some personal stress, and thought it was that. By week two, I got more delirious and for someone who never gets headaches, I was in excruciating pain. I stopped the supplement. Even after stopping, it built up even more, and I developed a migraine and auras and vision changes. It was terrifying. Unlike food, a probiotic lasts in your gut for several weeks. I brought these probiotics to my naturopath, who was able to confirm it contained GMO fibers. I cried because I simply wanted something to strengthen my gut. This product destroyed my life this past month, and while the headaches have pulled back due to daily excedrins, I still have a lingering headache and anxiety it will remain in my gut flora for a longer time. Please, please, please approach this probiotic carefully. Generally, it looks like most people can tolerate this, but there are chemically modified fibers in this. When comparing this product to their product on their website, NU-FLOW and NU-MAG are not listed. Where is the transparency and consistency in your products?! For that reason, I would never wish this product on anyone.