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A member asked:
Are all probiotics the same as align? is align the only one with that specific strain? are they all just as good?
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They aren't watched.: The probiotics are not standardized to know the bacteria stay living on the grocery shelf. While under laboratory conditions, mostly, probiotics work, the same quality control isn't done outside of clinical tests.
Answered 5/2/2015
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