Probiotics

Question 1

Bifidobacterium

Answer 1

1 capsule (approximately 1 billion colony-forming units) po daily, may increase to up to 10 billion colony-forming units po daily (dose may be increased to achieve therapeutic effect, or may need to be increased in response to declining product potency over time)

Question 2

Lactobacillius

Answer 2

dosing varies widely among products, from 1 million colony-forming units po 3-4 times/d for some products to 900 billion colony-forming units po 3-4 times/d for others