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Hi again ArtKen,

Here is something you may want to read:
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I do know if you are ever on antibiotics, for anything, you should be taking a LOT of probiotics at the same time. I've had my doc tell me to take 2 caps with ever meal, when my IBS was at it's worst. Now, these caps ( which are Ultra Flora Plus-DF, by Metagenics) contain, in just ONE, 7.5 billion Lactobacilllus acidophilus and 7.5 billion Bifidobacterium lactis. You do the math. That's a lot. I don't even think you can overdose on them. I now (religiously) take one with the morning meal, and one with the evening.......that's 15 billion of each strain daily. I do NOT notice a difference in it affecting constipation, one way or another, but according to the above information, it can. I think, as we age taking probiotics on a regular basis is just a smart practice, since nothing seems to work as good as it once did, unfortunately.

I'm also a firm believer in digestive enzymes and happen to think anyone over the age of 50 should use them as a digestive aid....but that's just my opinion.

I too, have diverticulosis, but it's mild.

I think you will have to decide what AMOUNT is right for you.

BTW, watch expiration dates, probiotics which are live cultures, have a short life span. They should stay refrigerated as well.

Maybe this helps.

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