Product Overview
Applied Nutrition Gut Health is a combined probiotic and digestive enzyme capsule from the Applied Nutrition Solutions range, in a bottle of 60 capsules. A serving is two capsules, so the bottle holds 30 servings.
Each serving combines four things: live cultures (7.5 billion CFU in total), prebiotic fibre (inulin and fructo-oligosaccharides), a blend of ten digestive enzymes, and small amounts of L-glutamine and ginger root. The amounts below are read from the nutritional information panel in the product photos.
What Each Part Does
- Live cultures (probiotics) — live bacteria and yeast that, in the right strain and amount, can support a normal balance of gut bacteria. The blend includes Saccharomyces boulardii, a probiotic yeast that has been studied more than most, mainly for upset stomachs during antibiotic courses.
- Prebiotics (inulin and FOS) — fibres that the helpful bacteria in your gut feed on. They also produce gas, so some wind in the first week or two is normal.
- Digestive enzymes — amylase and glucoamylase for starch, protease, papain and bromelain for protein, lipase for fat, lactase for milk sugar, cellulase for plant fibre, and alpha-galactosidase for the sugars in beans and lentils. Your body makes the starch, protein and fat enzymes itself; it does not make cellulase or alpha-galactosidase, which is why beans and fibrous vegetables cause wind.
- L-glutamine (200mg) and ginger (25mg) — small amounts. Glutamine is an amino acid the gut lining uses for fuel, and the body makes plenty of it; ginger is a traditional digestive herb. At these doses, do not expect much from either.
Key Benefits
- A probiotic, a prebiotic and digestive enzymes in one capsule, for people who would rather not take three products.
- Every culture is named on the label with its own CFU count, and every enzyme with its activity units — more detail than many probiotics give.
- Taken just before a heavy meal, as the label suggests.
- Vegan, in a plant capsule, according to the maker.
Honest note: probiotic research tests specific strains for specific problems. This label names the species but not the strain codes, so it cannot be matched exactly to that research. For a healthy person, the benefit of a general probiotic is uncertain.
What the Maker’s Images Claim, and What Is Known
- “Restore healthy gut flora” and “balance your digestive system” — probiotics can shift the gut bacteria while you take them. Whether that changes anything that matters for a healthy person is not settled.
- “Maximise nutrient absorption” — not shown for this product. A healthy gut already absorbs nutrients efficiently.
- “Comfort after every meal” — enzymes may ease heaviness after a large meal for some people. Not everyone, and not every meal.
- “Support bowel regularity” — the fibre and some of the cultures may help a little.
- “Allergen-free” — no common allergens are among the ingredients, but the label says it is produced in a facility that handles milk, soy, eggs, fish, celery and cereals containing gluten. If you have a severe allergy, take that seriously.
- “125mg inulin and FOS” — the panel lists 125mg of inulin, plus a further 80mg of FOS inside the probiotic blend.
Key Features
- 7.5 billion CFU from ten cultures per two-capsule serving
- Inulin 125mg and FOS 80mg (prebiotic fibre)
- 125mg blend of ten digestive enzymes
- L-glutamine 200mg and ginger root powder 25mg
- 60 capsules — 30 servings
- Vegan and vegetarian; plant (HPMC) capsule
- GMP certified, halal certified and shelf-stable, according to the maker’s images
Ingredients / Specifications
Per serving of 2 capsules (30 servings), from the nutritional information panel in the product photos:
- L-glutamine 200mg; inulin 125mg; ginger root powder 25mg
- Probiotic blend 200mg, providing: fructo-oligosaccharides 80mg; Saccharomyces boulardii 400 million CFU; Lactobacillus acidophilus 2.4 billion CFU; Bifidobacterium longum 1.12 billion CFU; Bifidobacterium infantis 560 million CFU; Lactobacillus casei 960 million CFU; Lactobacillus rhamnosus 960 million CFU; Streptococcus thermophilus 280 million CFU; Lactobacillus plantarum 280 million CFU; Bifidobacterium breve 280 million CFU; Bifidobacterium bifidum 240 million CFU
- Digestive enzymes 125mg, providing: alpha amylase 3,000 DU; protease (4.5) 5,000 HUT; protease (3.0) 5 SAPU; lipase 175 FIP; glucoamylase 7.5 AGU; papain 25,000 PU; bromelain 100,000 PU; lactase 250 ALU; cellulase 250 CU; alpha galactosidase 20 GAL
- Other ingredients: capsule (hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, colour: brilliant blue); anti-caking agents (magnesium stearate, silicon dioxide)
The label does not say whether the CFU count is measured at manufacture or guaranteed until the expiry date.
How to Use
- Take two capsules (one serving) as required, before a heavy meal, as the label directs. Taken once a day, the bottle lasts a month.
- Do not take more than one serving at a meal.
- If you are taking antibiotics, leave at least two hours between the antibiotic and the capsules. If you are prescribed an antifungal medicine, ask your pharmacist — it can kill the S. boulardii yeast.
- Some wind or bloating in the first week or two is common with prebiotic fibre. If it does not settle, stop.
Important — Who Should Be Careful
- Weakened immune system: do not take a probiotic without your doctor if you are having chemotherapy, have had a transplant, take immune-suppressing medicine, have a central line or are seriously ill. In these situations live bacteria and yeast can, rarely, get into the blood.
- Pancreatitis or pancreatic problems: enzymes in a supplement are not a way to self-treat pancreatitis, or a pancreas that does not make enough enzymes. Those need a doctor and, where needed, prescription enzyme replacement.
- Papaya, pineapple or latex allergy: it contains papain (from papaya) and bromelain (from pineapple). People allergic to these fruits, or to latex, can react.
- Blood thinners and antibiotics: bromelain has a mild anti-platelet effect and can increase the absorption of some antibiotics. If you take warfarin, aspirin, clopidogrel or another blood thinner, or are on an antibiotic course, ask your pharmacist first.
- Diabetes medicines acarbose or miglitol: starch-digesting enzymes such as amylase can work against them. Ask your doctor.
- Stomach ulcer: ask a doctor before taking protein-digesting enzymes.
- Pregnancy, breastfeeding and children: ask a doctor first.
Who Is It Suitable For?
Healthy adults who get occasional heaviness or wind after large meals and want to try a combined probiotic and enzyme product. Suitable for vegans and vegetarians, according to the maker.
Ongoing digestive symptoms need a doctor. Bloating on most days, pain, weight loss, blood in the stool, vomiting, or a change in bowel habit that lasts more than a few weeks should be checked, not managed with capsules.
Why Choose Applied Nutrition Gut Health?
An unusually transparent label: every culture is named with its own CFU count, and every enzyme with its activity units. For someone who wants probiotics and enzymes in one capsule, it is clear about what you are getting.
This Is a Supplement, Not a Medicine
A dietary supplement is a food product. It is not a medicine, it has not been through the testing a medicine goes through, and it does not diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.
Supplement labels use health language — “supports”, “helps maintain”, “promotes” — precisely because they are not permitted to claim treatment. Read them that way. If a listing anywhere promises that a capsule will fix a medical condition, that promise is not one the product can keep.
What a supplement can honestly do is fill a gap in your diet. That is worth something, and it is a smaller thing than most packaging implies.
Talk to a Doctor First
Speak to a doctor or pharmacist before you start, particularly if you:
- take any prescribed medicine — supplements interfere with medicines more often than people expect
- are being treated for a heart, liver, kidney, thyroid or blood condition
- have diabetes
- are pregnant, trying to conceive, or breastfeeding
- have surgery or a dental procedure coming up
Never stop or reduce a prescribed medicine in order to take a supplement instead. That is the single most dangerous thing anyone does with a product like this, and it is what the marketing language quietly invites.
About the Imported Pack
This is an imported product. The label, the dose instructions and the ingredient panel are the ones printed for the market it was made for, and the wording may differ from a locally packaged version.
Follow the dose printed on the pack itself — it is the authority on its own contents — and check the expiry date when it arrives. If anything on the label is unclear, message us before you take it and we will read it to you.
Storage
- Keep the container tightly closed, somewhere cool and dry, out of direct sunlight.
- Do not store it in a bathroom. Heat and humidity break supplements down faster than anything else, and a Dhaka bathroom is the worst place in the house for them.
- Leave the desiccant sachet in the bottle. It is there to keep moisture out, not by mistake.
- Softgels and fish oils are best kept in a fridge in hot weather — they go rancid otherwise.
- Keep it out of reach of children.
- Do not use it after the expiry date, and throw it away if the capsules smell strongly off, have stuck together or changed colour.
Live cultures are killed by heat and moisture. Keep the bottle tightly closed and away from the stove and sunny windows; in a hot Dhaka summer, a cool cupboard matters.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I take it every day?
The label says two capsules as required, before a heavy meal. The maker also calls the bottle a one-month supply, which assumes one serving a day. Either fits the label.
Does it need the fridge?
The maker describes it as shelf-stable, so no. Keep it cool and dry all the same.
Is it vegan?
The maker says vegan and vegetarian. The capsule is plant cellulose (HPMC), not gelatin.
Can I take it with antibiotics?
Leave at least two hours between them. If you are seriously unwell, ask your doctor before taking any probiotic.
How do I check the pack is in date?
The expiry date is printed on the bottle or the base of the box. Check it as soon as your order arrives. If it is unreadable or close to expiry, message us and we will replace it.
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