CVS Shelf Survey for Probiotics and Soluble Fiber
Published by tummyblogger October 9th, 2008 in fiber, Probiotics, IBS, Align, Benefiber (tm), Digestive Advantage - IBSA brief survey of the shelves at the local CVS store — Pharmacy and over-the-counter and variety stuff, for those who don’t shop there — reveals two newer items of interest to people with Irritable Bowel Syndrome.
First, there is now a CVS Probiotic — which is what they call it — in the Laxatives, etc. aisle. It contains the probiotic Bifidobacterium Infantis, which Align ™ calls Bifantis. The label says it is comparable to Align, and it costs $19.99. This product does not seem to be available online at www.cvs.com, however. Those of us who have wondered about the 28-day supply of tablets in Align ™ will be glad to know that in addition to being comparable to Align, the CVS Probiotic package includes 30 tablets, not 28. Ultimately I cannot vouch for this CVS product being completely comparable to Align.
Second, there is a CVS Fiber product that says to compare it to Benefiber. The actual ingredients, however, include dextrose, acacia, sucrose (sugar), guar gum, and other good soluble fibers — not the wheat dextrin of Benefiber, which contains a small amount of gluten.
My survey trip to CVS also revealed that Digestive Advantage-IBS, which had been available on the CVS shelves only in chewable form, with (a small amount) of sucralose — Splenda ™ — is now available in capsule form.
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