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Activia alternatives?
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I find eating activia helpful for my digestion, but I'm bored with the flavours. Would any probiotic or live yogurt have the same effect? Is there a pill I could take instead? Any advice would be very welcome.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Interesting experiment on a BBC program last year. They took a bunch of volenteers and fed half probiotic yoghurts and the other half a diet high in fruit and vegtables.
After a few weeks those on the fruit and vegtables had healthier digestions.
If you're looking for a pill that might not be what you want to hear but there's no substitute for a good diet and there's no shortage of variety in fruit and veg!
After a few weeks those on the fruit and vegtables had healthier digestions.
If you're looking for a pill that might not be what you want to hear but there's no substitute for a good diet and there's no shortage of variety in fruit and veg!
roomby I have activia everyday & I'm sure they've helped my IBS too...not a psychological thing, I'm not the kind of person to be swayed that way...Maybe I would have improved anyway in time but as they obviously don't do any harm, don't break the bank & I actually enjoy them I'll carry on....luckily I love the strawberry & never get bored of them!
There are other brands which I expect would be ok & ask about pills at your local pharmacy if that's what you'd rather take.
There are other brands which I expect would be ok & ask about pills at your local pharmacy if that's what you'd rather take.
My mum has stomach ulcers and swears by Onken live yogurt - she has the plain one on cereal in the morning and the orange one also tastes gorgeous. As for probiotics, not all have a high level of bacteria in them, so it's worth paying a bit more. The best are by Viridian Nutrition and Solgar, which you can get at health food shops.
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