Hi Anne. I have never used align but I have used renew life probiotics 10 billion and 25 billion with success pre gastritis. I also have always had issues with constipation and felt it did help somewhat. I never took them long term but did use them here and there.
HOWEVER, since having gastritis probiotics have seemingly made me worse each time I have tried them since getting this horrid illness. Excessive gas and bloating can be a side effect of probiotics as well. Ive read it can go away within 2-3 weeks but have not found that to be the case for me.

I find eating prunes or drinking prune juice to be more effective with no unpleasant side effects. I have also occasionally used a stool softener. I bought some benefiber to try but am waiting at this point Bc I have enough trouble with my meds to be adding in another unknown. If I do start it I plan to start at 1/4 the recommended dose and gradually work up.

Thanks, countrysunsets. That was a very comprehensive answer. Thanks for the prune juice suggestion, too. I would think prune juice would be acidic and hurt the gastritis treatment, so am hesitant to try it. I'll let you know how I get on with Align. :)

countrysunsets, one more thing - could you be specific about how the probs. made you worse since you got gastritis? Gas, bloating, pain, acid? Thank you!

has anyone had problems with being hungry all the time,if I do not eat about every 2hours I get super weak

I take benefiber once a day and it seems to help,just don't lay around after you take it,also I have a low ferrettin level where I am week and jittery and not eating all the time makes it worse

Hey Anne. I tried it 2x. Once at the start of symptoms. It seemed to intensify them. I actually thought it was the probiotic CAUSING my gastritis at first as I did improve slightly once quitting.
The second try was when I was on ranitidine 2x a day. I was feeling so much better and then all of a sudden a week or so into the probiotic I got lower abdominal pain, nausea, excessive gas, and some stomach discomfort. I improved again once I stopped them.

Thanks, country-
I definitely had more nausea consistently since I started taking them and stopped them as of yesterday. I hope it gets back to where it was before them. I am having bad overall sx in the last two days :(

Thanks again!

I really like Probiotic Acidophilus by American Health. It has a thick liquid consistency (like drinkable yogurt). It does help with digestion and I feel like it's very soothing to my stomach. It comes in several flavors but my favorite is blueberry. It averages about $8 for a 16oz bottle. The other probiotic I take is HCL High Potency Capsules by Pharmax. I take one capsule in the AM & PM. These capsules are really good because they have a tolerance to stomach acid which allows them to do their job without dying before they reach the stomach. For a bottle of 120 capsules, I pay about $67. These are delivered with an ice pack and are to be kept refrigerated.

Thanks so much, Lexie.

I am a bit afraid to try any new prob.s for a while but will keep those two you mentioned in mind when I venture out in that direction again :) Have you felt a positive change in your sx since you started taking them that you can attribute to the prob.s?