Where does your probiotic fall in your vitamin schedule?

Melissa1965
on 8/26/10 6:32 am
Just bought a bottle. Is there a certain time that is better to take them?
HW 268/SW 255/CW 150/GW 160
italianspice
on 8/26/10 7:19 am - Eastlake, OH
I usually take mine with breakfast.
I dont know if one time is better than another.
Hopefully one of our vitamins gurus will have a good answer.
Maria
Melissa1965
on 8/26/10 11:35 am
Thanks Maria!

The bottle says to take 2 a day so I wll probably take one at breakfast and between lunch and dinner.

Don't want nothing to be taken with thyroid meds at bedtime.
HW 268/SW 255/CW 150/GW 160
mythinme
on 8/26/10 7:49 am
I am no guru but I take mine first thing in the morning on empty pouch (after I take my b12 sublingual) grab some water than go get dressed for the day, etc. Then I usually take another one in the evening right before bed. Mine is chewable and they taste sweet and yummy to me so I have to really be good in not grabbing them like tic tacs...lol

But seriously, I take mine on empty pouch, chase with some water and usually wait 15 min to drink coffee or start other vitamins. That's just me tho...

HW
/  SW /  CW /  GW (1st goal met!! ) New Goal Weight                        height 5'3"
230 / 196132  / 135                                       125
                  
Melissa1965
on 8/26/10 11:36 am
Thanks Diana

I bought capsules so and they say to refrigerate when opened. That makes it hard because I can't put them in my vitamin caddy. I guess I will just have to remember.
HW 268/SW 255/CW 150/GW 160
mythinme
on 8/26/10 11:52 am
Mine are refrigerat-ables too...(made that up lol)

Anyways, I asked the peeps at the vitamin shop about the need to refrigerate them and he said it has to do with the shelf life and keeping the biotic alive?? Anyways, what I got out of it is that if they are not refrigerated, then they lose potency ~ he also said that a few hours out of the fridge is not enough to kill the good bacteria...

You should be fine to pack some along with you. I have used a cooler...and even put them in a baggie and put in the fridge at work with my lunch. 

Hope you figure it out... :) 

HW
/  SW /  CW /  GW (1st goal met!! ) New Goal Weight                        height 5'3"
230 / 196132  / 135                                       125
                  
Jody ***
on 8/26/10 11:05 am - Brighton, MI
RNY on 10/21/08 with
I take mine in the morning with my rash of other vits.  Mine are a chewable berry from GNC and are yummy.  I take them after the yukky tasting sublinguals and liquids.

HW-218/SW-208/CW-126/ Lowest Weight-121/Goal-125 - hit 8/23/09/Height-5'3"

Regain 30 lbs from 2012 to 2016 - got back on track and lost it.  Took 8 months. 
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Melissa1965
on 8/26/10 11:37 am
Maybe I should just take both capsules in the am since the worse gas pain**** at lunch.
HW 268/SW 255/CW 150/GW 160
paranoidmother21
on 8/26/10 12:55 pm - Lake Zurich, IL
Melissa, I found something called Gas Advantage near the colace/milk of magnesia/beano at our grocery store.  It does contain probiotics.

One pill per day has pretty much killed the gas pains/farts/stink/constipation (without giving me diarhea) issues.  It doesn't need to be refrigerated.


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