Probiotics For Gut Health*

Your gut is host to a thriving colony of bacteria critical to your overall health. Your gut bacteria support digestion, immune system health, and other necessary functions.*

If you’ve found yourself battling digestive troubles, you may want to consider introducing probiotics into your diet.*

Before taking a probiotic supplement, you should ensure you’re well-informed. This handy guide gives you a complete overview, including:

• A rundown on what probiotics are
• How probiotics affect your gut and overall gut health*
• How to choose the best probiotics for you*
• The overall benefits of probiotics and how they work*

We’ve also included a list of common digestive conditions that may be supported by taking a probiotic supplement.*

Probiotics and How They Affect Gut Health

What Are Probiotics?

Probiotics are living organisms—including yeast and certain bacteria—that provide health benefits when ingested. You can find probiotics in some fermented foods (like kimchi, kefir, sauerkraut, and kombucha), or they can be taken as part of a daily regimen in the form of probiotic supplements.*

Probiotics are broken down into genus, species, and strain. As an example, in the probiotic Lactiplantibacillus plantarum 299v^®, Lactiplantibacillus is the genus, plantarum is the species, and 299v is the strain.

Each probiotic strain has unique benefits to your body; some have been more heavily researched than others. This is why it’s important to take the right strain (or combination of strains) to ensure that you get the most out of your supplements and target the areas of your body that you want to support. In addition to gut health probiotic supplements can support weight management, women’s health, joint and muscle discomfort, and many other areas.^*

Some products are broad-spectrum or multiprobiotics and contain a combination of different probiotic strains. These all-in-one supplements target more areas of the body at once or rely on strains that work together to support one health target.* Various strains are useful because bacterial diversity is key to a healthy gut.

The Relationship Between Gut Health and Probiotics

Your gut contains a sophisticated ecosystem with hundreds of species of bacteria that thrive within your digestive tract. This population of bacteria is also known as the gut flora, gut microbiota, microbes, or gut microbiome. Your microbiome plays a crucial role in your overall health.

The right balance of “good” and “bad” bacteria in your intestinal tract is essential for your health. The effects of an unbalanced microbiome can be extensive, such as poor absorption of nutrients, digestion, and immune function. The truth is that the balance of good flora inside your gastrointestinal tract can affect nearly everything, from your energy levels and mood to weight management.^*

Probiotic supplements can help restore your gut microbiome to equilibrium, allowing your gut flora to perform at its best at all times.*

Probiotics and Gastrointestinal Conditions*

Diarrhea

Diarrhea may result from taking antibiotics, traveling, a virus, or some other situation.

Adverse reactions to food cause some cases of diarrhea. Clinical evidence has explored the outcomes of taking probiotics after food poisoning and may positively affect your recovery time.¹*

Probiotics for diarrhea and probiotic foods offer natural options for gastrointestinal issues like diarrhea. Probiotic supplements may help to support the number of good bacteria in the gut. The specific probiotic strains of Saccharomyces boulardii, Lactobacillus acidophilus, and Lactobacillus casei have been found to offer support for diarrhea symptoms.²*

Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is frequently a result of inflammation in the digestive tract. This can trigger abdominal pain, diarrhea, and unintended weight loss, among other symptoms. Some individuals report the benefits of using probiotics for ulcerative colitis, one of the most common forms of IBD.*

One of the symptoms of IBD is increased permeability of the intestine walls. This is more commonly known as “leaky gut” and can cause intestinal wall inflammation. Studies suggest that probiotics may be helpful in the treatment of leaky gut.³*

There is mounting evidence that the gut microbiota has a role in the onset, maintenance, and development of IBD.⁴ Taking a consistent regimen of probiotics may help manage occasional bloating, diarrhea, and constipation.⁵*

Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a gastrointestinal condition that causes recurrent attacks of abdominal pain or discomfort associated with bowel habits. IBS affects between 25 and 45 million people in the United States.⁶

It is an unpredictable health condition with unwanted symptoms, including bloating, stomach pain, alternating constipation, diarrhea, and excessive gas—and probiotics may help, according to some studies.³*

Although the precise cause isn't known, IBS is often thought to be triggered by an imbalance in the digestive system from specific foods, stress, poor diet, lifestyle changes, or medications. In other words, IBS is associated with too many bad bacteria and not enough probiotic bacteria in the gut.⁷

Probiotics are frequently recommended to patients with IBS symptoms. Published data reveals that the effects of probiotics can decrease the pain of irritable bowel syndrome.⁸

Constipation

Probiotics for constipation in adults, particularly the elderly, appear to offer a modest but significant benefit in alleviating occasional constipation. Scientific evidence shows that supplementing with probiotics supports bowel regularity and stool consistency.⁹*

Multiple studies reveal probiotics relieve constipation in children experiencing occasional cramping or bloating.^10,11* Bifidobacterium longum is one of the most commonly studied bacteria for this digestive issue. Research shows that probiotics containing this strain may be one of the most helpful strains for persistent constipation when used in conjunction with other treatments.¹²*

How to Choose a Probiotic Supplement for Gut Health*

Colony-Forming Units

If you’ve spent any time looking at probiotic labels, you might have seen something called CFU. CFU stands for “colony-forming units,” and it refers to the number of bacteria in the supplement that can divide and colonize your body.

The number of CFUs doesn’t make a probiotic supplement more effective. What matters is the delivery system and that the probiotic supplement contains science-backed strains.

If the delivery system is inadequate, the probiotic strains won’t make it to the gut, where they are most needed.*

Delivery Method

When you take a probiotic, its effectiveness is directly linked to how it is released. The probiotic must survive the stomach's acidic environment and reach the intestines.

This can be achieved by ensuring that your probiotic has a time-release or slow-release capsule, which usually requires specific encapsulation of the bacteria.

Probiotic Strains

Part of choosing your probiotic supplement is knowing what problem area you want to target. For example, Lactobacillus species such as L. casei, L. rhamnosus, L. salivarius, and L. plantarum as well as Bifidobacterium species such as B. bifidum, B. longum, and B. lactis are all great for aiding in digestive upset and overall gut health.²*

The Addition of a Prebiotic

Probiotics are healthy bacteria that reside naturally in the gut, while prebiotics are specialized plant fibers that act as fertilizer to support probiotic growth in your gut.*

Essentially, prebiotics support the efficiency of your digestive system by nourishing the good bacteria in your intestinal tract, strengthening them to combat harmful bacteria. Because probiotics support the number of beneficial bacteria in your gut, having a probiotic supplement that includes a prebiotic strain makes it more effective and efficient.* This mixture of a probiotic with a prebiotic included is referred to as a “synbiotic,” since the two work synergistically to support each other in the digestive tract.

Prebiotics may assist in calcium absorption, change the rate at which foods elevate your blood sugar, and can support the health of your intestinal lining.¹³ They can also help foods ferment more quickly, which means that they spend less time in your digestive tract. This may reduce the symptoms of constipation, gas, nausea, and bloating.*

Living “a gut-healthy life” can be supported by including a prebiotic and probiotic combination supplement.*

Hyperbiotics Pro-15 Probiotic for Gut Health*

Hyperbiotics Pro-15 Pre + Probiotic is a unique blend of 15 different probiotic strains that are all targeted toward supporting your gastrointestinal tract, digestive health, and overall immune system.*

This “all-in-one supplement” caters to many digestive issues while supporting your intestinal tract. The probiotic strains in Pro-15 contain gut-friendly bacteria such as Lactobacillus, Bifidobacterium, and Streptococcus. Each strain in Pro-15 is found naturally in the human gut.*

The Pro-15 Pre + Probiotic supplement also contains a prebiotic, which supports its effectiveness in combating uncomfortable digestive symptoms. As a result, this advanced probiotic formula can support:*

• The absorption of vitamins and minerals from food*
• Weight management^*
• Digestive health*
• Immune system response*
• Healthy mood and energy*
• Brain health and mental clarity*

Other key features of Hyperbiotics Pro-15 Pre + Probiotic that make it unique and effective include:

• 5 billion colony-forming units (CFUs), which is equivalent to 75 billion CFUs (colony-forming units) of normal probiotic veggie capsules
• A shelf-stable, vegetarian-friendly, non-GMO, dairy-free, and gluten-free formula. Pro-15 is also free from soy, nuts, sugar, artificial flavors, and preservatives
• Proprietary slow-release capsule with a survivability rate 15 times that of standard probiotic capsules^‡
• Coated and engineered with a proprietary BIO-Tract delivery process designed to bypass stomach acids and reach deep into the intestinal tract alive.

Hyperbiotics Pro-15 Advanced Probiotic for Advanced Gut Health*

While similar to the Pro-15 Probiotic supplement, Hyperbiotics Pro-15 Advanced Probiotic packs an extra punch. In addition to 15 targeted probiotic strains, Pro-15 Advanced Probiotic also contains kiwifruit powder. Kiwifruit powder is a superfruit ingredient that aids in colonizing probiotics and supports digestion, intestinal health, and bowel regularity.*

Like its premium counterpart, Hyperbiotics Pro-15 Advanced Probiotic is free from preservatives, artificial coloring, sugar, soy, nuts, yeast, and dairy. It is also free from GMOs and is safe for vegetarians.

Pro-15 Advanced Probiotics are housed in our patented slow-release enteric capsules, making them more effective than other probiotics cased in veggie capsules.*

This advanced-strength probiotic supplement supports:*

• Digestion*
• Immune function*
• Healthy energy levels*
• Healthy mood and relaxation*
• Absorption of essential vitamins and minerals*

Although both Pro-15 probiotics help support your gut health, you may want to consider introducing the Pro-15 Advanced Probiotic supplement to your everyday routine if you suffer from feeble gut health or extreme gastrointestinal upset.*

Summary

Research indicates a positive association between taking probiotics and healthy digestion in people of all ages. Optimal gut health also supports the immune system, mental wellness, weight management, and just about every system in the body.¹⁴^*

The bottom line is that probiotics are a safe, convenient, and simple way to take your health to a new level with virtually no side effects. You can shop all our Hyperbiotics products with confidence, knowing that you are purchasing reasonably priced, premium formulas from a company you can trust.

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^Provides weight management support as part of a healthy lifestyle with a reduced-calorie diet and regular exercise.

^‡BIO-tract^® vs. instant release formulations under in vitro test conditions.