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Topic: VSL#3 - which product to purchase

ctlyme
LymeNet Contributor
Member # 9022

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Do you use the powder or the pill form.

Is one more effective than the other?
Is it dependant on your symptoms.

I have tremendous boat and belching in stomach and intestines.( so much so that i believe the gas pushes on my vagus nerve which inturn gives me heart palps - this is just my theory however)

I hope this product can heal the stomach and help w/ the yeast/fungi etc

Any opinions on powder pr pill?

Thanks

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gemofnj
Frequent Contributor (1K+ posts)
Member # 15551

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I personally use one capsule of VSL# 3 at bedtime in pill form. But I am currently not on high doses of abx at the moment.

You can buy it at CVS in the pharmacy department. It is a refrigerated probiotic 225 billion cultures and 8 strains.

IMO this product is fantastic. I do take other refrigerated probiotics periodically during the day. I do not have any gastro problems whatsoever.

Good luck !

[Smile]

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FuzzySlippers
LymeNet Contributor
Member # 13658

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Hi ctlyme,

I use the pill form of VSL #3 as well. I've had a lot of gastro problems with my Lyme/Co's and also have deficiencies with beneficial intestinal flora according to testing.

Due to all the sensitivities I have, I felt the pill would be a more pure form. The VSL #3 powder had a couple of additional excipients in it that I wasn't sure my gut would like.

One packet of the VSL #3 powder packet yields 450 billion beneficial organisms.

One VSL #3 capsule yields 112 billion beneficial organisms. So one would need to take 4 VSL capsules to equal 1 VSL packet.

This probiotic has helped me immensely and has given me better results than any other probiotic I've tried over the years. And I've tried quite a lot of brands.

I hope your experience with it is good as well!

Another product which has helped me tremendously is Del-Immune V. It's a probiotic and my LLMD recommended that I also include it. It contains one specific probiotic strain (Lactobacillus rhamnosus). The VSL #3 has this strain in it's formula (under a different name which I can't spell at the moment). But the Del-Immune V product is manfuctered in a different manner and yields a stronger strain, I believe.

In addition to its benefits in the gastro tract, the lactobacillus rhamnosus strain is also a key player that is responsible for helping with urogenital issues like UTI's, interstitial cystitis, and vaginal infections.

Fuzzy

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ctlyme
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Member # 9022

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Thanks for the responses. I'm going to order the pills in the next couple days.

How long did it take for you to notice a difference w/ your stomach problems?

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Vermont_Lymie
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Member # 9780

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I used the powder form, and it worked great. Hope that helps!

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gemofnj
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Member # 15551

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CT,

You get the capsules at CVS in the pharmacy dept. They are refrigerated and cost approx. $50. They are worth it. No stomach problems.

I wouldnt chance ordering them online or the live cultures can die in transit.

The powder form is another story.

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njgirl14
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Member # 14174

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I order directly from VSL and they come on ice. Shipping is free and if you order 2 bottles you get a cheaper price on ea bottle.

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ctlyme
LymeNet Contributor
Member # 9022

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Gem,

I actually stopped at a CVS and they did not have them at that store.

On the VSL website they have a feature that allows you to see the closest location to find their product.

I live near Hartford and they had no matches for this area.

Thanks everybody

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