Posted by VickiNC on 5/9/2008, 6:33 am, in reply to "Re: lactobacillus acidophillus"
Link: Healing With Probiotics
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The following is a good thing to keep in mind when looking for a probiotic. I'm trying to decide on one right now. As for refrigeration, I think most of this will suggest it's best to refrigerate.
"...because the stomach is a sterile and acidic environment and has been designed to kill off bugs - the good ones along with the bad. And if the good bugs cannot get to the large colon - that part of the intestine where they are most needed - then you will not get the full benefit.
One way around this problem is to make tablets that are “enteric-coated.” This means the tablets are coated with a special protective layer to ensure the microbes will survive en route through the stomach and will get to the lower part of the intestine. This is where levels of existing bacteria, good and bad, are at their highest..."
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