Customer Reviews

Threelac Probiotic Dietary Supplement, Natural Lemon Flavor, Includes 60 .053-Ounce Packets

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I've taken this product for some time and I can tell you it definitely works. Even with the first dose, I could feel the difference. It immediately improved the PH of my intestinal tract, I stopped having trouble with diahrrea and loose stools. I've been taking it for several months, and I can tell you it has helped me. As for the reviewer above who stated they had been taking it for three weeks and still had Candida, OF COURSE YOU DO. It takes several months to fully get a good case of candida under control. The literature that comes with the product explains this. The product is pleasant tasting and easy to take. It also suggests that you take a fiber supplement to help cleanse the colon of the dead and dying candida organisms. This is very helpful and I recommend it.

I've been taking Threelac for one month now at 2 pack per day. I had recently been diagonosed with fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome. The pain and fatigue was so severe, that I could not function normally, (and I have young kids at home)and 85% of each day was spent in the bed (By the way, I'm only 31) I would do what was necessary for my kids and the rest of the days I spent in the bed. I wasn't satisfied with the diagnoses of fibromyalgia or CFS, so I started HUNTING down research on what's really wrong with me. That's when I discovered it was candida and miserably failed the saliva test plus all the online assessments. I realized my candida got out of control because I had been on at least 9 courses of antibiotics for recurrent upper respitory infection and ear infection over an 18 month period plus had major surgery where they pumped me full of antibiotics as a precautionary measure.
After one week on Threelac, I no longer had days where I spent in the bed. Now, one month later, I am feeling so great, my energy is up, no more pain. I'm even getting ready to start my own business that I had been delayig because I just couldn't function. One supplier mentioned that you will plateau in your symptom relief. I feel I have reached my plateau point so I will increase my dosage to 3 pack per day for one more month then go down to the one pack per day. To replace the friendly bacteria, I'm also taking Pearl Acidophilus by Enzymatic Therapy. (Which by way contains the 2 strains of bacteria that was added to make Fivelac.)

UPDATE FEB 15, 2011 -- I felt it was important to give an update on my condition since this original review. For that first year, I took the Threelac daily, and progressively I got better and bettter and better. Hallelujah, it felt like life again! I also learned to pay attention to how my body reacts to what I eat. I found that anything high in sugar, be it all natural fruit juice or donuts all made my candida worse and made my symptons return -- foggy thinking, pain in my joints, unbearable tiredness, etc. Which makes sense as I also learned that sugar is the food of candida. During year 2, I was able to go down to maintenance doses, so I probably used about 2 or 3 boxes total that year. By year 3, I wasn't taking Threelac at all. And now here it is past the three year mark and I'm ordering one box of THreelac because I have REALLY been overdoing it on the sugar and junk for the last six months, and it's finally caught up with me. So I'll be taking about 2 packs a day until I feel back to 100%.

I just want to say to any who have tried it and it didn't work for you is that maybe something else will, and I hope you find your solution because this candida crap is no joke. It's literally debilitating. And for all those who are finding success with it, I'm am thrilled for you beccause I know how it feels to finally find something that works.

I read the other reviews and had to put in my own two cents. This product worked well for me, and I have taken it for about 6 months. A lot of the sites that I read about the product said that you don't have to change your diet at all to take it, but I have found that for it to work, you need to eliminate white sugar from your diet. This makes sense because sugar helps the yeast to grow. It works faster if that cultivating element is eliminated from the diet. There are other sites that tout the "candida diet" which is basically eliminating nearly everything, but with this product, it seems that sugar is the only thing that needs to be reduced or eliminated for it to work. I would encourage the person who said that it was a scam to evaluate his diet and take it for a little bit longer, and he will see results from it.

I've been taking 5 packets a day for most of the four months I've been taking it. I have chronic candida, and have spent so much money on all kinds of probiotics and have finally had some success with this product. Other probiotics have not been as effective as this one. Most of my sympoms are fading but I am not cured. I will probably be on maintenance with this for a long time, since my case is severe. I really struggled with whether to use this product or not because my doctor was unfamiliar with it but I called GHT with about a LOT of questions and they were so gracious to answer (a real human called me; someone who was very knowledgeable and took all the time I needed). When I first took this I had red spots all over for a while but they went away. That was a good sign, they said -- that the toxins were leaving. It's proved to be true, I believe. Another very important Amazon purchase for me: The Yeast Connection Cookbook: A Guide to Good Nutrition and Better Health (Paperback)has been a companion book that's helped me through the landmine field of foods that trigger yeast. It's not been easy (emotionally, to give up the foods I love), but the book is written well and is very detailed. I've not followed it perfectly but pretty closely. I believe that's also been an integral part of my healing. I have to give God the glory, most of all. This has put me on my knees often and He has answered prayer.

I have a 4-year old child with autism. She has numerous problems with her intestines--leaky gut, numerous food allergies and yeast problems. We have tried everything to get rid of her yeast but it keeps coming back along with the horrible diarrhea. Dr. Bradstreet suggested we give this a try and it actually works! She looks and feels better and the diarrhea is finally gone! It has only been two weeks since we started but we are thrilled with the results. If you have a child with autism that has gut and yeast problems (and 90% do), try this product. You will be pleased.

I have read a couple reviews saying that threelac doesn't work as well as other things or doesn't work at all. For the sake of clearing up confusion, please keep in mind that if your body is not dealing with a candida or yeast related problem, then probably other things will work better at helping your symptoms. If threelac is what you need, it will work. My problems with candida were very severe, and even with eating my usual semi-healthy diet, I have seen a great deal of improvement.

The other thing to keep in mind is dosage. One reviewer said he(she?) had been taking one packet a day and seen very little improvement at all. Some people may only need to take one a day, others may need up to 6 over the course of a couple weeks or more for candida to really improve. Your diet will also affect the effectiveness of this treatment. If you eat a large quantity of foods which feed the yeast, it will make the process much slower.

I hope this helps people who are confused by the conflicting reviews. Enjoy!

At six years old, my daughter was starting to unravel mentally and physically. She was anxious all of the time, could not handle the smallest change in routine, was regressing in her learning, and would spend hours locked in her room, re-arranging everything in her room, and insisting on sleeping with very bizarre items. She would also complain of stomach cramps, and would periodically run high fevers and experience vomiting and diarrhea. I started to suspect a food allergy, and found information relating to Candida and leaky gut syndrome and the effects when combined with food allergies. When she testes positive for yeast, I immediately started her on ThreeLac, and cut gluten and casein from her diet. She experienced some withdrawal for a couple of days, but has blossomed since then. She is a child that we have never known - happy, relaxed, well adjusted, social, and confident. No more cramping or vomiting. Apart from her miraculous recovery, my husband and I are sleeping better at night, with fewer aches and pains that we thought were normal, I no longer have migraines or irregular cycles, and our other daughters have not been sick since taking this product. I recommend it to everyone and think it is more than worth the price. You don't have to refrigerate it, can take it anywhere, mix it in anything. I certainly won't hurt you to try it, you can only benefit!

I felt a noticeable improvement in energy after taking ThreeLac for two weeks. I take it four times a day instead of the suggested two. I have been taking it for four months now and it has significantly reduced my symptoms. Recently, I started taking Bio-K acidophilus as well. (I get the Bio-K at Whole Foods since it is a refrigerated item.)

I previously tried taking Solaray Yeast-Cleanse but did not feel any improvement as a result.

I have ordered from New Life Vitamins via amazon.com several times and the shipments have always arrived quickly.

Update as of January 2008: I have switched to GHT's new product FiveLac. I now order directly from Amazon since I am a Prime member and therefore get free two-day shipping.

I suffered from what I believe was a chronic yeast overgrowth. My Kaiser docs were less than useless in diagnosing the problem. After multiple diabetes, B12 deficiency, CBC and more tests that were all negative, I decided to take matters into my hands by trying ThreeLac. While I can't say that all my problems disappeared overnight, they reduced in intensity fairly quickly and after 4 months using ThreeLac (1 - 3 doses a day depending on intensity of symptoms) I can say that I am back to 80% health. It took a lot more time and money than what other reviewers have claimed but it is the one product that has seemed to do some temporary good. I also combined this with a greatly sugar reduced diet from the book "Feast without Yeast" to achieve results. Still this isn't a cure for my symptoms.

I can't even begin to explain to you how long I suffered with Candida. I had doctor after doctor tell me that nothing was wrong with me - or they would tell me I had some sort of bacterial infection. One doctor put me on 10 different prescriptions before I finally gave up on her. I moved to another state, and met a practitioner who had heard of Systemic Yeast - or Candida. We discussed it, and he put me on Nystatin for the long term, and told me to buy a book that would give me insight into my problem. Well I bought the book and the Nystatin - which subsequently did very little. This book promoted a diet that was unreasonable, and the Nystatin - well if I missed one day - I was right back to feeling terrible.
In searching the web one day, I cam across this product - heck -I had tried everything else why not this. I used the Threelac for 2 days - and my symptoms had disappeared. I mean totally DISAPPEARED! I am now able to eat normal, including foods that contain sugar. After 6 consecutive years of suffering - I finally found something worth the money! This product is wonderful - I would recommend it to everyone who suffers from Candida - or continuous yeast infections. I was beginning to think there was something wrong with me. If you have taken a long course of birth control pills and/or a long course of antibiotics - and you are feeling miserable - try it. You have nothing to lose. I am convinced that the only way now a days is the natural way. Doctors know very little when it comes to candida or systemic yeast - claiming that it's not a actual condition! Believe me.... it is. I am living proof. Try it. You will have nothing to lose.