Digestive Advantage Daily Lactose Defense Formula Capsules, 32-Count Boxes (Pack of 3)
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Customer Reviews of Digestive Advantage Daily Lactose Defense Formula Capsules, 32-Count Boxes (Pack of 3)
Customer Review: Great little bacteria stops the stink
Summary: 5 Stars
I've been lactose intolerant for a dozen years and started using Digestive Advantage two months ago. Following the instructions, I took two pills the first two days and one pill daily thereafter. The first week it cleaned me out such that I was "dropping the kids off at the pool" a few times a day. In a week my movements returned to normal and the testing began.
Test one, 1 week in: Chocolate ice cream - that delicious treat the used to leave me releasing military grade stink bombs. Result: Complete success. No bloating, no diarrhea, no stink bombs.
Test two, 1 month in: Annie's white cheddar mac and cheese prepared with real milk. The dish that made me realize I was lactose intolerant. Result: Fair success. A little bloating, but no diarrhea or effluvium.
Test three, 2 months in: Indian buffet - a WMD for the lactose intolerant. Chicken in cream sauce, spinach paneer, rice pudding. Result: Complete success. I enjoyed a peaceful night air all evening long.
Test four, 2.1 months in: Creme Brulee. Result: Failure. GanedenBC30 meets its match ... and I suffer through a night of a malodorous funk that would make a dung beetle ask for a courtesy flush.
The small green pill you need to take each day contains lactase enzyme and GanedenBC30. The lactase is probably in there just for show since anyone who has taken lactase knows you need to take it with the offending food. You take the Digestive Advantage pill just once a day at an unspecified time. The action is from the GanedenBC30, which is the brand name for Bacillus coagulans GBI-30, a bacteria that breaks down lactose and complex sugars. With these little bacteria living in my intestines, I can eat a lot more dairy than I could before, but I still have my limits.
Customer Review: Life changing probiotic
Summary: 5 Stars
I feel like I found this product at just the right time, as my lactose intolerance was starting to seriously chip away at my confidence. Anytime I got in a car, or walked down a street, or went to the cinema in the back of my mind was the nagging worry 'what if I suddenly start cramping up and urgently need a bathroom at very short notice? What will I do? What if there's no bathroom available?'. Particularly if I had recently had a meal which I couldn't be entirely sure was free of lactose. Not being 100% sure on what your guts will do next can be socially paralysing.
Like other reviewers here I have previously used the lactase enzyme pills that work for around 30 minutes, but sadly they don't always work, depending on the state of your physical constitution when you take them. I was at a wedding this summer and - despite taking three of those tablets during the meal - embarrassingly had to dash to the bathroom during the speeches.
I've only been taking the 'Digestive Advantage' one-a-day tablets for a couple of weeks, but already I seem to be pretty much entirely dairy tolerant, having tested myself with meals full of lactose. I'm extremely thankful for having come across this product. Not least because I live in the UK, where this is not available (I have it shipped over from the US). It is certainly no exaggeration to say that these pills have had an extremely positive effect on my life, allowing me to lose the haunting fear that has hung over me since I became intolerant of lactose, that I might need to disappear somewhere private at a moment's notice at the least convenient time imaginable. I just feel for those suffering from lactose intolerance who still don't know about this product and that there is something cheap and simple that can fix things for them.
Customer Review: Terrific Product for Lactose Intolerance
Summary: 5 Stars
I suffered from extreme Lactose Intolerance for about 20 years. Although my pockets were stuffed with Lactaid whenever I went out, I needed at least 3 Lactaid Ultra pills before I could enjoy an ice cream cone, and even then I calculated the distance to the nearest restroom. For those with normal digestive tracts, I'm sure this sounds gross, but for those with Lactose Intolerance, it probably describes many days of your life. At it's worst, I would even get ill if I ate something made with butter if I didn't take Lactaid.
Once in high school I got sick after eating Pop Rocks- who would have guessed that Lactose was one of the main ingredients? By that point, I memorized almost every product's ingredients on the grocery store shelves, and whenever people offered me food I wasn't familiar with I asked to read the ingredients before deciding if I would try it...
So the great news is that Digestive Adnvantage's Lactose Intolerance supplement has solved my problems with most things Lactose. I take the pills regularly (one every morning), and I can essentially eat whatever I want without worrying about the ingredients. That said, I don't drink my weight in milk or get a triple-scoop ice cream cone, but I am perfectly fine after eating cholate, cakes, pizza, cheeses, creamy deserts, etc. I highly recommend this product for those with Lactose Intolerance, although based on reading other reviews it doesn't appear to work as well for everyone.
Customer Review: The Digestive Advantage, advantage (over the other stuff).
Summary: 5 Stars
I've been using this product for about 4 years+ and have found it to be what it's advertised to be; a way to not have to carry a competing product that needs to be "titrated" (dosage adjustment) every time one eats dairy.
Of course, you could always take MORE lactase enzyme, but it gets expensive. On some packages of the competing products, they say not to take more then the recommended dose. I've never seen a downside of using more and they don't explain what happens if one does. I did it anyway as I'm fairly intolerant and got ill without extra. Taking to little lactase enzyme and you get the fury of whatever your body can't cope with.
Digestive Advantage is way simpler and more proactive. I like the one-a-day use and not having to concern myself with dosing. Plus, it's a "Fixed Price" as well as dose and convenient.
Takes a week or two as it's a cultured microbe and changes one's intestinal flora/fauna a bit and can cause some gassy reaction in the beginning. It's temporary. Also, if one is VERY intolerant, two a day might be required. Not needed for me. Pizza, moo-juice, ice cream, no problem for me since.
Get the three-pack; it's like getting three for the price of two and brings down the total price and covers one for a quarter.
Customer Review: Little green pill works miracle
Summary: 5 Stars
My husband has not been able to eat milk products for about 18 years. I tried the lactase enzyme pills he would eat before any milk was ingested, they worked for awhile and then not at all. He has been using acidophillus capsules and biobeads and they also work sometimes. I just was not satisfied with this hit and miss lifestyle and the fact that he is missing out on all the good cheese dishes.
I started my search again and came upon this product. I bought the 3 pack because of the great reviews, and he said what do I have to lose? First night, 2 pills, and gas and rumble guts started almost immediately. The next night, 1 pill and the same happened. This happened for two solid weeks and I was about ready to give up because he had a constant stomach upset, gassy. Then one night after the pill he said, hey no upset stomach. And now I just ordered my second 3 pack of pills. Needless to say, it has been go ever since the night of the pill with no rumble guts. The other night he had sour cream and cheese on a taco, and for dessert ice cream. We just cannot believe how well this pill is working. I just hope it doesn't stop working one day like some folks have found it to do. But for now we are going for the milk. Worth a try, and stick with it.