Gut Health

Four distinct jobs are represented here, and separating them is worth doing before choosing. Probiotics add bacteria. Prebiotic fibre feeds the bacteria already present. Digestive enzymes act on the food itself. Gut-lining products such as L-glutamine, slippery elm and mastic gum do none of those three.

Probiotics covers California Gold LactoBif at 5 and 30 billion CFU, Culturelle, Align, BioSchwartz at 40 billion, NOW Probiotic-10 and Saccharomyces boulardii — CFU count is stated on every listing, since it is the specification people compare. Digestive Enzymes holds NOW Super Enzymes and betaine HCl. Fibre & Prebiotics covers glucomannan and inulin. L-Glutamine is stocked in capsules and powder.

Also here: Jarrow Formulas Mastic Gum, NOW Slippery Elm, NOW Candida Support and Intestinal Formulas. Related: Liver Support.