Swanson L. Reuteri Probiotic Plus w/L. Rhamnosus L. Acidophilus & FOS Prebiotic Digestive Support - Promotes Gut Health w/ 7 Billion CFU per Capsule - (30 Veggie Capsules)

Digestion is improved and energy level is better

I made a small batch of yogurt as a starter for doing full / large batches. Ingredients: 2 Capsules of this probiotic, and 1/4 gallon lactose free whole milk. Using a clean instant pot, add 1/4 gallon milk. Press yogurt button a couple times until it says boil. Let it run. When it is finished, put the pot of boiled milk into the sink which has cold water in it, and let the milk cool down to luke warm. I usually check the temp, and this time it cooled to approx. 85 degrees f. Move the milk back to the instant pot machine, and whisk in 2 capsules of probiotic. Press yogurt button again, set timer for 18 hours. I removed the glass lid I use for this a few times and wiped the water off it using a clean paper towel. This was just to help the yogurt to not be too watery. When the time was up, I poured the yogurt into a jam-strainer bag (fine mesh) and let the whey & water drain off for about 1 hour. Then refrigerated. To my surprise, it came out the best I have ever made. I've tried bulgarian cultures (from amazon) and commercial greek yogurt in the past, both of which were pretty good. This L. Reuteri yogurt however, came out rich and full of flavor. It will make a wonderful starter for the next full batch I make! I gave a small bowl of it to my chickens who absolutely LOVED IT and ate every speck they could get. There are published research papers on L. Reuteri describing the health benefits of it. Thank you, Swanson, this was an excellent purchase!!

I made a first great batch of yogurt with this product that I was informed is what helps maintain all the other beneficial bio cultures in our gut lining. Without this one, all the others are barely hanging on by threads. This one, I was also told by Dr. Eric Berg DC, that it also keeps the non-beneficial bacteria in check but you have to use it as a starter within the yogurt culture. And I used the ultimate yogurt maker to do that in.

I used this to make a batch of yogurt per Dr. Davis' instructions. Since I don't know which strain this is, I'm not sure if it's going to be beneficial to my lower intestines. It definitely cultivated the yogurt, though. I used my food dehydrator at 98 degrees for 36 hours and my first batch came out absolutely perfect with no whey separation. I've used this as starter for successive batches and they all come out perfect, consistency of a soft serve yogurt, maybe a little thicker. My dehydrator is working really well for this and I can put in 2 of the 32 oz containers at once. I make this yogurt and about 13 hours prior to it being finished, I add a 2nd container of the Greek yogurt I like.I took off 1 star since I couldn't get an answer from Swanson regarding which strain was used. This is the answer I received via email when I inquired:"If no strain has been specified, the strain may vary with market availability but would not be a numbered strain used in a trademarked product. If we use a numbered strain, it will be noted since these have been researched for trademarked products."

Great supplement. Arrived quickly. At a great price. Was actually a smaller bottle than expected.

Like many others , I ordered this product to make yogurt. My first batch was nasty! Foul smelling and tasting. BUT I read another review which said to use some yogurt from the first batch as starter for the second batch (a couple heaping tablespoons). (I’m sorry I don’t remember who, but thank you!!) I did that and got much better results! I’m on my third batch and it’s thick, creamy and delicious. Tastes like Greek yogurt. Easily flavored or topped if you’re not a fan of plain Greek yogurt.So expect the first batch to be kind of gross, but you should get a good result after that.My husband thinks all yogurt is gross, so he’s just taking the capsules. 🙄😂

This makes me feel better when I take it daily. I swear it also makes me skinnier, but no promises. Good price for a little product that does a lot of good!

I bought this product to make yogurt, and it didn’t work. I have a CUISINART yogurt maker, put it 9 hours like I usually do, 1 capsule of this, and about 2 cups of milk. Basically to test if the cultures were live. So it didn’t work. It works with other brand cultures like Now. Not sure why this didn’t work. I’m thinking of throwing away these capsules because maybe they are not live.