Welcome. I did a blog about the health benefits of probiotics where I discussed the research on certain probiotic bacterial strains and their effect on IBS, ulcerative colitis and pouchitis. Is one probiotic brand as good as the next? Unlikely, as only a few strains out of dozens of possible bacterial strains have been proven in clinical studies to offer some health benefits to humans. This is also the reason why there is such conflicting results between studies using different probiotic strains. The health benefits seem to come from a select few bacterial strains. Research has consistently shown the benefits of a handful of probiotic strains. These are the strains I will be discussing.
