Hey! I’m a FTM. My little boy is approaching one year of age. For the past 4 months his poops have been smelling acidic and sour. My husband and I decided to do a GI Map test on him to see what was going on inside his gut. He was born by c-section and I know there’s some research suggesting the C-section can impair the gut due to the baby not receiving the mother’s vaginal microbiota.
His test came back low in bifidobacteria and we were suggested to start a probiotic. Since then I’ve seen no change in the smell of his poop. He’s breastfed and eats three meals per day. He’s a very active and happy little boy. The only thing that concerns me is his poos. Could it be a food intolerance?

I’ve been taking a probiotic supplement for a couple days now, and keep getting a strong scent and taste of mint whenever I’ve taken it (plus a sort of cheese smell upon opening the bottle, but I didn’t find that as odd since I’m assuming there’s some fermentation with probiotics. Thankfully doesn’t leave a cheese taste). Any idea what the mint smell/taste could be coming from?

For reference, the supplement is “psychobiotics” by purewell sciences. Thanks for any suggestions.

I’ve been keeping mine in the fridge because some brands make a big deal about refrigeration, almost like it’s proof the product is more premium. But then there are other probiotics labeled shelf-stable where room temperature is supposedly fine because the bacteria are designed to handle it.

So which is actually true? Does keeping a probiotic cold generally help preserve more live bacteria, or can a properly manufactured shelf-stable product maintain its CFU count through the expiration date? I’m trying to figure out whether refrigeration is actually a biology thing or if I’ve just been falling for the marketing.

I have severe dysbiosis.

Probiotics cause me to flare up. I've tried halfing the tablets and it still does it.

Anyone got any ideas?

Hi! I recently ordered this probiotics from TikTok shop, hindi dahil gusto ko, but because I was desperate to make my bloated tummy and face to change and actually slim down a lil. Although many influencers and affiliates claim that this product is "effective" I still can't shake the feeling that it's fishy and they're js faking their reviews.

I haven't taken one yet mainly because I saw some reviews that it not only made them much more bloated but it also caused them breakouts. Funny thing for a product that's supposed to make you less bloated and fix your gut health. Thus, it was also ineffective for some? I js don't get it. Now I'm hesitant to try and take this probiotic, darn it I spent my whole week's allowance on this😿😿. Please if you've used this product before or maybe someone you know please let me know what it did and if this really works or it's js another hyped up product.

I purchased megasporebiotic from Amazon and I saw someone comment that saying that there might be quality control issues when buying a probiotic like that from Amazon. Does anyone have any experience with this