Saccharomyces boulardii (s.bouldardii for short) is not a bacteria, but since it shares a lot of the same properties of as other good bacteria, it is often lumped in and sold as a probiotic.

If you’re trying to get rid of any form of diarrhea, s.bouldardii is definitely the way to go.

This form of yeast that was first isolated in mangosteen and other tropical fruits has been throughly proven to shorten your bouts with diarrhea.

S.bouldardii has stood the test of time when it comes to testing and scrutiny. Interestingly enough, we don’t exactly know how it works, only that it works, very, very well.

Also, saccharomyces bouldardii is safe enough to use on children and is in fact often recommended for use in children as young as three.

A typical dose of s.bouldardii is 250mg once or twice a day for five days. After that, your diarrhea problem is usually cleared up.

It’s not much of a preventative measure, but it doesn’t hurt to take it when you first start using probiotics.

Also, it’s not really found naturally except in some tropical fruits such as lychee and mangosteen.

Unfortunately, this means that s.bouldardii can be hard to find naturally if you prefer to take it that way.

One more thing, like most probiotics, make sure that when you make your purchase, it has at least 100 million CFU’s (preferably 1 billion), or there is a very high chance that

Lactobacillus casei (or l.casei for short) is one strain of bacteria you want to make sure is in your probiotic supplement.

This strain of bacteria lives in your mouth and gastrointestinal tract, much like many other bacteria.

L.casei will help boost your immunity and aids in digestion. Besides the (last strain I talked about [link]), this strain is also commonly found in probiotics, and if your probiotic does not have it, you might want to think twice about taking it.

Like most other probiotics, you want to make sure you are taking at least 100 million CFU’s of it at the bare minimum.

Due to the harsh environment of your stomach, many of the bacteria will die before they have enough time to take hold in your gut.

By taking at least 100 million CFU’s, you can ensure that enough bacteria will survive and make it to your gut to fight the bad guys.

Personally, I’d look for a supplement with at least 1 billion CFU’s.

Just in case you don’t like supplements, you can also find l.casei in yogurt, milk, and some fermented products.
 

When you go to buy a probiotic, one of the main things you should be looking for are the different strains in your probiotic.

The second thing you should be looking for is the amount (or CFUs) of each strain in the probiotic you are about to purchase.

If you can’t find out both key facts, then red flags should be going off in your mind.

The next couple of posts are going to be about the different strains that you will find in your probiotics. In this first post, I’m going to be talking about lactobacillus acidophilus, or l.acidophilus for short.

Lactobacillus acidophilus is a strain of bacteria that lives in your mouth, gastrointestinal tract, and your vagina (if you are female).

It helps boost your immunity and your digestion mainly. The strain also helps prevent diarrhea, and will give you some relief from indigestion.

It does this by eating the nutrients that the bad bacteria need to live, so they’ll die off instead of making your body more acidic.

You can get l.acidophilus naturally by consuming fermented dairy products such as yogurt or sweet acidophilus milk. The other way you can get l.acidophilus is through a supplement.

When looking for a supplement, make sure it has at the very least 100 million CFU’s of the strain.

Otherwise, there is a very good chance that the bacteria will not make through your stomach (because it is very acidic) and into your gut, where they live.