Dr Brady's Gut Regen12 - For chronic gut issues in dogs

Dr Brady's Regen11 is an all natural feed addition that will help to ameliorate gut conditions in dogs and cats, such as dysbiosis, IBD, IBS and acid reflux. Organic chamomile and ginger work to settle and reduce inflammation in the gut while marshmallow root replenishes the mucous lining (where your gut flora live, which we nourish with inulin from chicory root). Activated charcoal helps to reduce bloating while Boswelia alleviates intestinal discomfort. Studies show S. boulardii works to reduce overgrowths of pathogenic bacteria and yeast in the gut whilst leaving the good guys alone and Chlorella binds any toxins they produce in the meantime. On the nutritional front, digestive enzymes boost nutrient absorption, Celtic salt helps replace lost electrolytes and Atlantic seaweed provides lost nutrients to any patients now suffering malnutrition-from-malabsorption.

Ingredients: Organic chamomile, organic marshmallow, Atlantic seaweed, organic chicory root, organic ginger, EU organic Chlorella, Boswelia, activated charcoal, Celtic sea salt, DAO enzyme, Saccharomyces boulardii.

This is ALL the natural supplements we believe a dog with a stubborn gut condition requires but it means the apparent dosage is higher. We recommend building to the required dose SLOWLY and mixing with their food some broth or even some tasty, whole-fat, natural yoghurt.

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". 

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. 

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.  

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. 

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.