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The reason they are expensive is that they have been clinically tested on IBSers.

The important thing to look for in a probiotic that is effective for IBS is one that contains probiotics from the Bifidobacterium family such as Bifidobacterium infantis and Bifidobacterium longum. Lactobacillus probiotics have not been shown to be effective for IBS.

Since neither VSL or Align are available in Canada, I have taken Natren Life Start. It contains the same probiotics as Align - Bifidobacterium infantis. There is another product made NSI that also only contains Bifidobacterium infantis. Both of these probiotics contain small amounts of milk. Both products are much less expensive than align or VSL#3.

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