Comments on: Dannon Probiotics: Does Activia “Regulate Your Digestive System” And DanActive “Strengthen Your Body’s Defense”?

By: Andi

Andi — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 15:33:01 +0000

After dozens of years of extreme constipation (maybe once a week if i’m lucky!) and a consistently very healthy diet (low fat, high fiber, lots of fresh fruits, raw veggies, lots of water etc), plenty of exercise, and a sympathetic GP who tried numerous remedies, my mother told me about Activia yogurt and I decided to try it…what harm could it do right? I like yogurt, the calcium is good for my 40+ year old bones, and for some reason my lactose intolerant digestive system does not reject it.

Halleluja…….since I first tried Activia and have been eating one Activia Yogurt a day for the last 18 months or so…..once a week has become once a day, every day, and I feel better than I have since I was a teenager. My 15 year old daughter also has the same tendencies to extreme constipation, with the same diet rich in raw fruits and veggies, low fat and lots of water, she now eats one Activia yogurt per day, and is a much more comfortable and happier teenager.

Activia gets a BIG THUMBS UP from our family!!

By: Louis M. Smith

Louis M. Smith — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 04:22:59 +0000

What can I say, I have a bowal problem and it is hard for me to have movements. So I started taking Activia and it seems to help. Maybe mind over mater… I have a lady friend with some of the same problems and she swears by it. I read a web page article that Dannon has to stop advertising the regutarity part of their advertisment. As you pointed out, there is not enough proff of its clams.

By: lisa

lisa — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 03:32:56 +0000

the best way to take probiotics (preferably in the capsule) is on an EMPTY stomach in the morning before food! especially people who have depleted their good bacteria after taking a course of anti biotics some people go for years not knowing what is causing their symptoms read The Yeast Connection if it is still in print hopefully…a life changing read… Danon is a big commercial corporate behemoth like Coca Cola and they always have to ruin a potentially good product with HFCorn Syrup and what the heck fructose is and a 17 grmans of sugar content better to eat Greek plain yogurt and sweeten it yourself with some good manuka honey and raw cinnamon spice fruit etc… Activia is a sugar bomb the very thing yeast lives on SUGAR!!! One must limit sugar while trying to get their probiotics to balance their digestive system.. The key is to take these on an empty stomach with water and buy the very best probiotic you can find in the health food store. dont be surprised if you feel worse for a time as “die off” begins of the yeast organisms must read the book The Yeast Connection…

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Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:32:03 +0000

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By: Lisette Arana Ocampo

Lisette Arana Ocampo — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 04:34:59 +0000

I just got in with this post and it attracts my attention and read it on. Anyway, does this product fits to all ages and gender? I might try some for me and my husband and for my teens also. Thanks for the post.

By: Moko

Moko — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 21:32:17 +0000

The Activia does keep my son “regular” as long as he eats one per day. Never a fan of the corn syrup we switched to Stonyfield Farms Organic when they came up with a probiotic version, but it isn’t as effective. Then I discovered that Activia’s yogurt drink does not have the corn syrup, so I buy that now. It still has more sugar than I’d like, but it’s his daily “treat.” And, yes, we only eat whole grains and although I shove all the berries, apples and veggies I can into the kid, he still has constipation issues. But Activia has made a huge difference for him. I guess you can put me down for one bridge.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 01 May 2009 22:19:35 +0000

I belive in it because I had pains everyday and no dr. could help I tried the Activia and the pains are gone I can wakeup painfree before eating it i would wake up in so much pain and was gaining weight and had no Idea why. Now my tummy doesn’t hurt and the unknow weight gain has stopped.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 13:38:04 +0000

Sorry about the late post, but I just stumbled upon this.

I had an laparotomy after my appendix ruptured a few weeks ago. I spent the next week without food and was placed on an IV for my nutrition while they got rid of the infection it caused.

When they finally let me have solid food again, I spent the next two or three days hovering over a bucket and hobbling to the bathroom every commercial break. I called about this and the doctor explained that the medications that they had put me on had killed all of the bacteria in my digestive track, including the good bacteria that helps with digestive regulation. I was told to eat two Activia yogurt’s a day and take a probiotic supplement called Lactinex. Within a few hours I was much, much better.

That to me is solid proof that probiotic cultues do aid in regulating the digestive track.

By: mary

mary — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 18:14:44 +0000

I would like to know what the connection might be between indigestion-overproduction of acid-probiotics. It seems logical to me than indigestion leads to increased acid production that would be reduced if digestion were enhanced through use of probiotics. Someone mentioned Greek yogurt, and I’d like to find that because it is so exceptional gastronomically. Does the Activia have to have so much sugar? Could they not make a version that is sugarless? (That is, no sweeteners other than fruit). To the Brooklyn Bridge argument, I’m pretty sure there is solid science behind the probiotic theory, and I’m not referring to industry studies.

By: l

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 02:14:10 +0000

My Mom had surgery for a tumor last October.She contracted an infection in her colon from the hospital’s overuse of antibiotics. Nothing seemed to help. I found Stonyfield Farms yogurt which has 2 strains of probiotics that are more than starter cultures. Lcasei is one of those cultures. She mixes it with Activia (for better taste). And just today I told her about Danactive. The Stonyfield Farms has helped her where the Drs. couldn’t. She still has some bloodwork to go, but she has gained the much needed weight that she’d lost and feels much much better. We were worried that she was losing the battle of long term infection. We have God’s nutrition found in those probiotics. And no, I don’t want to buy a bridge, but would suggest to the commenter to not be so quick to judge without knowledge or experience. I’m not big on buying brand names, but I do know firsthand what Stonyfield Farms yogurt did for my Mom. I believe it saved her life.