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Bcg5.0

B. coagulans

High safety

Lre6.0

L. reuteri DSM 17938

High safety

Evidence

Mostly mechanism / observational

Evidence Score5/10

Studies: 27

Meta-analyses: 2

Mostly mechanism / observational

Evidence Score6/10

Studies: 57

Meta-analyses: 5

Dosage & timing

Dosage:

1-2 billion CFU (spores) daily. The IBS-D and gas/bloating trials used 2 x 10^9 CFU/day of MTCC 5856 (LactoSpore); the GBI-30 6086 (BC30) studies used 1 x 10^9 CFU/day.

Best Time:

Any time

Can take on empty stomach

Form:

Tablet or capsule delivering a named strain — MTCC 5856 (LactoSpore) for IBS, GBI-30 6086 (BC30) for the exercise and amino-acid claims

Dosage:

1 x 10^8 CFU daily (5 drops) for infant colic — the dose used in every positive trial

Best Time:

Any time

Can take on empty stomach

Form:

Oil-suspension drops standardized to DSM 17938

What you'll notice

🌀 Relief in diarrhoea-predominant IBSpositive

4-12 weeks

💨 Less functional gas and bloatingpositive

4 weeks

🚫 No benefit for constipationnegative

n/a

🍼 Less crying in colicky breastfed infantspositive

1-3 weeks

🚫 No benefit in formula-fed infantsnegative

n/a

💧 Shorter acute childhood diarrhoeapositive

1-3 days

Safety

High safety

Contraindications:

Immunocompromise or critical illness (a general precaution for live bacterial products; no trial enrolled such patients)

Drug Interactions:

Systemic antibiotics

Side Effects:

Mild gas or digestive upset

High safety

Contraindications:

Immunocompromise or immunosuppression
Critical illness
Indwelling central venous catheter

Drug Interactions:

Systemic antibiotics

Side Effects:

Increased fussing in formula-fed infantsBloodstream infection in immunocompromised or critically ill patients

Works well with

Probiotics

complementary

Saccharomyces boulardii

complementary

Probiotics

complementary

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