u/Lavender-Gelato-666

I’ve been taking this strain (BioGaia Protectis) for over a month now with 0 improvement (methane). I started at the end of a Rifaximin/Neomycin course which actually made me worse.

The product only has 10 million CFU. How is this possibly enough when most probiotics are at least, like, 2 billion? Should I take more capsules? For a methane spotlight strain this sure is disappointing.

I thought I found a strain that could help slow transit constipation, but apparently it does so by releasing SFCAs which slow stomach motility which would be problematic for me despite addressing the colonic transit issue. If b coagulans qlesnt germinate until it reaches the lower small intestine (?) would it still have the same stomach relaxation effect as SCFAs from fermentation?