Anyone tried these strains of probiotics ?

[Guest guest]

Hi

These have been mentioned to be of interesting value in promoting

increased immunologic effect etc and are found to be adhesive in the

gut.

Anyone out there know if their probiotic formula contains one of

these? I think atleast Culturelle has Rhamnosus in it.

Lactobasillus rhamnosus GG (LGG)

Lactobasillus casei rhamnosus LB 21

Lactococcus lactis L1A

Lactobasillus plantarum 299v

Per

[Guest guest]

Yes, I remember the " GG " in Culturelle. And I thought it made a

difference.

This is a another strain that I used to get from my MD immunologist many

years ago and that struck me as especially effective. I haven't heard of

it since, and it seems to be not very available. I found this Website

http://www.cernitinamerica.com/ventrux.html

Here is their pitch for it. (no affiliation):

enterococcus faecium

VENTRUX-ACIDO

Gastro-entero-therapeutics

Ventrux helps suppress the growth of pathogenic microorganisms.

Ventrux contains special lactic acid-producing bacteria SF68. The

lyophilized (freeze-dried) bacteria reach

the intestinal tract undamaged. High acid-tolerance of SF68. " Sleeping "

in the intestine, the " friendly " bacteria undergo activation. They

" awake " and begin to multiply. These " friendlies " grow rapidly and are

spread in the whole intestinal tract.

Multiplication of SF68 means metabolism; in our case, production of

large amounts of lactic acid. The intestinal environment becomes

relatively strongly acidified. The growth of " unfriendly " bacteria is

suppressed, as they do not easily tolerate an acid environment. The

growth of " unfriendly " bacteria (like salmonella and cholstridia " is

inhibited thanks to the quick growth and high acid-tolerance of the

" friendly " SF68 bacteria. This allows the intestinal tract flora to

normalize.

Ventrux-Acido

An intestinal bioculture formulated to replenish friendly bacteria in

the colon. This is a great intestinal aid for dieters, travelers, and

anyone on antibiotics. Multiplies faster than acidophilus and other

cultures. Each capsule contains a minimum of 75 million lyophilized

viable bacteria of the enterococcus faecium strain.