I suffer from IBS and multiple food allergies (fructose, lactose, gluten, peanuts, beans and many others) I have a very strict diet only vegetables and light meat and a few non-glutenic cereals... I took these probiotics especially since it has a small amount of FOS ( less sugar) and I concluded that it has some good parts and bad parts- form me the bad parts are more prone than the good ones...I took it five times a day when I was with a flu and in less than 24 hours I was standing up as I was never feeling sick.... but in terms of colon movement I noticed no improvements....on the contrary ... I got to go out once a week ... although I normally diarrheic....for the gas and cramping, skin rash, etc... I can`t even tell...