Dr Brady’s Gut Regen12 – For chronic gut issues in dogs

FAQs

Is this a probiotic? Well, it’s certainly pro-biota…!

The classic definition of probiotic is that it’s the term for the actual flora in your gut, be it bacteria or yeast or other. Thus, on a typical probiotic product, you see a list of hopefully helpful bacterial names.

But the words pro-biotic, mean “for life”.Â

I’m slowly moving away from the idea of using bacterial probiotics in gut-sick dogs. As we learn more (such as when longer-term studies of people taking antibiotics reveal that probiotics can actually result in a different kind of dysbiosis down the line when compared to those patients not taking probiotics), we realise we know very little about what’s going on in there. There are 1000’s of different species vying for position. Moreover, everyone’s set up is different. My twin brother (I don’t have one) will have a completely different gut flora to me even if we were in the same town eating the same food.

So, now I focus on supporting the resident gut flora, helping them to get back on their feet.Â

To this end, there are 12 ingredients in Gut Regen12. It is to help ameliorate the symptoms of chronic gut conditions, from dysbiosis and acid reflux to IBD and IBS. Some ingredients work to settle and reduce inflammation in the gut while others replenish the mucous lining. Some help to reduce bloating while others offer a natural form of pain relief. Some boost nutrition while others have a detox role. WE include some pre-biotics (bacteria food) but on the actual PRObiotic front, we only use one – S. boulardii.Â

S. boulardii is fab. It’s actually a yeast, normally found in the gut and it gloriously releases compounds that puts down bad bacteria and yeast, leaving the good guys alone in the process. There are a huge amount of studies behind this little guy in animals with troubled guts and to date, it seems the best / safest inclusion for the moment.

If this advice ever changes, we will too.Â

Can I use a probiotic with it?

I think, first, many people end up here after a period of giving probiotics, but they haven’t worked. If that’s the case, they don’t seem to be working, do they?!

If you are yet to use them, we would prefer if you didn’t with this product. It confuses things. Please give this approach a go by itself. That way you can work out what’s working and what’s not.