Questions about probiotics?

A healthy person should need only one teaspoonful every one or two days to maintain a good bacterial balance. Those with significant dysbiosis (an imbalance between good and bad bacteria) may benefit from a teaspoonful each meal time. This is because food feeds the bad bacteria and allows them to multiply. This multiplication is reduced if Entralive is consumed with the food.

Because the product contains prebiotic fibre (an ingredient present in baked beans), the worst that can happen if you take a lot within a short period is the same as would happen if you ate too many baked beans. Need we say more?

It’s highly unusual, but a small number of individuals may experience a negative reaction to the product at first. These reactions can usually be explained by either an allergy or intolerance to one of the ingredients in the product, or to a healing crisis (known as the Herxheimer Reaction).

A food intolerance is an adverse reaction to a food. It generally takes longer for symptoms to emerge, and is not likely to be caused by an immediate immune response to the food or food ingredient.

For anyone that experiences either a Herxheimer Reaction when taking the product, or who may have a food intolerance, we recommend starting with a small portion per day (at a level that does not cause a reaction, such as the amount on the tip of a teaspoon). You can gradually increase this level over a period of two weeks until the desired amount is reached.

If you know that you’re likely to experience an allergic reaction to any of the ingredients in our products, we recommend avoiding the products that contain those allergens, and to seek medical advice on the consumption of any products containing these ingredients.

Yes, Entralive is quite safe and effective for animals. The amount given should be proportional to your pet’s weight: if it weighs a quarter of the average adult human, then divide the amount by four.

All probiotic products have an expiry date. This is because bacteria are living organisms, so by the product’s expiry date, there are fewer living bacteria in the product than when it was packed.

Non-refrigerated probiotic products may contain far fewer live organisms than are claimed on the label at, or prior to, the date of expiry.

All probiotic bacteria will survive better when refrigerated. That’s why we recommend that our Entralive product is refrigerated on arrival, to ensure that the highest possible number of living probiotic cell numbers are maintained.

The reason our probiotics perform better than most available products, is the way we combine high doses of more effective probiotic strains with significant quantities of prebiotic boosters. Research has shown that these boosters increase the level of live probiotic bacteria in the small and large intestines beyond what would normally be delivered in a single capsule dose of probiotics.

These prebiotic fibre boosters feed our cultures along the entire length of the intestine which leads to vastly increased numbers of probiotic bacteria and reduced numbers of harmful bacteria. Our cultures also lead to the production of compounds called Short Chain Fatty Acids (SCFA), which help maintain the health of the intestine and add to the effectiveness of our products.

It is physically impossible to fit the amount of prebiotics and probiotics we use in our product together into a capsule format.

Additionally, when you swallow a capsule, it dissolves in stomach acid or bile, which greatly reduces the amount of surviving probiotic bacteria. Entralive powder dissolves in a glass of water so the cells do not have to rehydrate by sucking in acid or bile. This means that very many more beneficial bacteria are delivered straight to the intestine, where they’re needed.

Yes, definitely. Our online store will automatically calculate your shipping cost, based on your location. Currently, we only offer the Entralive Maximal sachet version overseas, because of its superior temperature stability during transport.

We despatch orders from Sydney Australia on the same day for orders received Monday to Thursday before 3.30pm. Orders received after 3.30pm on Thursday will be despatched the following Monday to ensure the freshness of the received product. Exceptions apply on public holidays.

Australia Post guarantees next-business-day delivery to post codes within the Australian Express Post zone, with some exceptions for remote locations. International deliveries will take longer – please refer to the Australia Post website for details on delivery times to your country.