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Align does not contain lactose or yeast but it does contain sugar which is not an IBS trigger. Align contains the following ingredients

Bifantis (Bifidobacterium infantis 35624) 1 x 109 colony-forming units (1 billion) (4 mg), microcrystalline cellulose (for even dispersal of cultures), hypromellose (vegetarian capsule shell), sugar, magnesium stearate (for even dispersal of cultures), milk protein�, titanium dioxide, sodium citrate dihydrate, propyl gallate (antioxidant stabilizer), FD&C blue #2, FD&C blue #1, riboflavin (colorant)

The company states specifically that "This product does not contain lactose, soy, or gluten". The milk protein are residual from the culturing process and the product contains minuscule amounts. The company says " Milk protein is an ingredient that is added to the product during the culturing process. Federal food regulations require dietary supplement manufacturers to mention on the label if any milk or soy components may be present."

The amount of milk protein and sugar in each capsule is minuscule.

Very few probiotics have been clinically tested on IBS suffers. Align, VSL#3 and DA have been clinically tested. Unfortunately not any good probiotic available from a health food store will have positive effects on IBSers.

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