Align Digestive Care Probiotic Supplement, 28-Count
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Customer Reviews of Align Digestive Care Probiotic Supplement, 28-Count
Customer Review: Severe itching as a side effect
Summary: 2 Stars
I tried Align, on my doctor's recommendation, in response to a c-difficile issue resulting from multiple antibiotic use, which tends to endanger or diminish the prevalence of 'good bacteria' in the gut.
I experienced severe body-wide itching as a response. After stopping it, the itching subsided. When I tried it again, the same itching came back.
I switched to Flora-Q, which contains four different ingredients (instead of Align's single bacteria strain), and had excellent results. I also used RisaQuad, a generic equivalent to Flora-Q, also with excellent results.
I did report the itching to Align's manufacturer, and got a lackadaisical response. If there are others with the same experience, it can be useful to share that in a forum such as this, so that Align's manufacturers may want to take that seriously.
Customer Review: Ditch the casing and un-necessary chemicals.
Summary: 4 Stars
I have dealt with IBS for over five years. I was introduced to Align by my gastroentrologist. I took it for several months with good results and then I started having occular migraines. I stopped the Align for several days, the occular migraines stopped. Then took one again - another occular migraine. In spite of the relief of some of my IBS symptoms that I gained from Align, I had to stop again. Then I read in the reviews about the chemicals in the casing. Evidently the chemicals had built up in my system and reached an overload. It took me several weeks to realize that I could open the capsule empty the ingredients in food and throw away the casing and chemicals. I have done that for about a week now, with no occular migraine. So, I have ordered more Align from Amazon and hopefully, I will be taking it into the future.Customer Review: Didn't work for me or my IBS-D
Summary: 1 Stars
I tried this product for 5 weeks with no effect. I even tried to take it easy on problem foods just to give it a fair chance. Nada... If anything my GI tract was actually worse with diarrhea almost every day. I'm switching to another product (Phillips) in the hopes that something will help. I've had IBS-D for the better part of two decades and it seems like nothing is a silver bullet. :(
I've had much better luck with soluble fiber (e.g. Metamucil) and I'm beginning to wonder how much of this probiotic craze is just placebo effect. If anyone has seen any hard evidence (i.e. double-blind study by someone other than the company selling the pills) please post as I'm quite skeptical at this point given all the asterisks with "this statement was not audited by the FDA" that are sprinkled in the packaging.
Customer Review: goodbye chronic stinky gas
Summary: 5 Stars
I have never written a review on Amazon but I feel I have to for this product. For the past several years I have suffered from terrible gas on a regular basis. And I mean deathly stinky and painful! I tried food elimination to no avail and the probiotic yoghurt. Then I tried this product. I'm a big sceptic about these kinds of things and didn't expect much. They are right about the adjustment period. The gas got worse for a the first couple of weeks. But I stuck with it. I couldn't believe the miracle. Once over the adjustment period I haven't had gas like that since. I still have occasional gas like anybody else - but it doesn't smell or hurt. I am just amazed by this product. It really has changed my life. I'm sure everybody's bowels are different but it worked for me. Its worth every penny each month.Customer Review: Align Probiotic
Summary: 5 Stars
I depend on this product to make my life easier. While it isn't a prescription drug it is a very important part of my daily life. I purchase a box of Align once a month and the cost has been, like many other products, increasing in price over time. When I purchased the first box it was about $25 and now I have to search hard to find it for under $32 per box. When I found that Amazon carried it I purchased two boxes right away. They arrived within the week.
I've purchased many items from Amazon from books to cast iron cookware and have never been disappointed. I'm not a fan of Walmart and just prefer not to shop in a store that tells a manufacturer how to make or sell a product. I'm all for free enterprise so I choose to shop on Amazon.com and haven't found any reason to stop now.