Review: GutPro Probiotics And Enzymes

Heather Dessinger

This post contains affiliate links.
Click here to read my affiliate policy.
gutpro probiotic review


Do you need ZERO good reasons to keep reading? Well schooch on up, I’ve got them right here!

Sometimes, what gets left out of a product is just as exciting as what goes in. For those of you avoiding dairy, corn, soy, maltodextrin and other ingredients, this custom blend probiotic has an “Other Ingredient” list I think you’ll be very interested in. Are you ready to see what’s on it?

Zip. Zilch. Nada.

We are talking zero corn, dairy, soy, gluten, maltodextrin, cellulose, inulin, magnesium stearate, or other flow agents/fillers. What it does have, however, is a custom probiotic formulated after gathering extensive research from communities with a vested interest in improving gut health, such as those working with:

  • the GAPS Diet (Gut and Psychology Syndrome)
  • Body Ecology Diet
  • Gluten Free / Casein Free / Soy Free (GFCFSF)
  • Autism / PDD-NOS
  • PANDAS, PANS (Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal infections)

For those of you who might be wondering about the D-lactate/neurotoxicity issue I wrote about earlier this week, here’s something worth mentioning:  My research on the subject was sparked by a conversation with Organic 3, Inc. President Dan Corrigan, who helped to formulate GUTPro. We met at the Wise Traditions Conference last year and have chatted a few times since then. Based on our conversations and my own research, I believe GUTPro strikes a good balance between L-lactate and D-lactate.

Where to buy GutPro

You can buy GutPro here. They have a baby version as well, which I’ve used with my littles.

Related Posts

About HEATHER

Heather is a holistic health educator, herbalist, DIYer, Lyme and mold warrior. Since founding Mommypotamus.com in 2009, Heather has been taking complicated health research and making it easy to understand. She shares tested natural recipes and herbal remedies with millions of naturally minded mamas around the world. 

Leave a Comment

258 thoughts on “Review: GutPro Probiotics And Enzymes”

  1. I’ve had a lot of digestive issues my whole life and am just starting to address them in the last year or so. This would be so wonderful and helpful to win!!!

    Reply
  2. I would love these! I have been eyeing them for a while now. Taking Biokult is given me huge anger issues – and I am only taking less than the tip of a nailhead. Could be die-off yes, but not getting any better. So I wanted to try these!

    Reply
    • If your current probiotic has streptococcus thermophilus in it and you possibly have an acute or chronic strep infection then that supplement can make you angry. This is how my daughter reacted to these probiotic supplements with s. thermophilus in them. Hopes this helps!

      Reply
  3. My family and I have really been struggling with getting healthy. My daughter started feeling ill after a week on probiotics and after reading your article I’m wondering if the problem could have been serious. I’m scared to quit the probiotics. I believe she needs some gut healing and I’m scared to continue them as well! It would be such a relief to have something safer to giver her. Thanks for the info. and chance.

    Reply
  4. We are on GAPS diet. Have tried to do intro twice. My son starts vomiting constantly and we have to stop. We believe it is due to fat digestion problems. Would love to try the enzymes.

    Reply
    • He making be vomiting due to drops in blood sugar since intro is so limiting in carbs. Perhaps try full GAPS first for a few months then start Intro.

      Reply
  5. I’d like to wn because I need to take high quality probiotics everyday in combinaton with a healing diet, for my leaky-gut autoimmune problems.

    Reply
  6. My daughter has been having a lot of gut issues and I’ve been eyeing this product for weeks, but can fit it into our budget – I would love this to help get our familys gut health on track!

    Reply
  7. After struggling for years with stomach issues I think this may be an answer to helping my husband find optimal health!!! I would LOVE to receive this as a gift to try it out before I start making the monetary investment 🙂

    Reply
  8. I want to win this brand because I found out my probiotics contain the nasty stuff you were writing about. Maybe that’s why my stomach is such a mess!

    Reply
  9. My gut has been bad for 40 years. I had a blood infection when I was 18 months old (40 years ago!) and had o take a very strong round of antibiotics. Ever since then I’ve had yeast and fungus issues. Luckily I’ve come to realize that I have a leaky gut and I need to heal it. Would love to add this to my regimen!

    Reply
  10. I’m a big believer in the benefits of probiotics. LOVE that these are gluten free – a HUGE must for me. Sounds like a wonderful product that I’d love to try. Thanks for hosting such a generous giveaway!! 🙂

    Reply
  11. I have been on my own personal search I call my year of joy. I have found that by changing my diet I am becoming a happier person. I would love to win these supplements to help y cause.

    Reply
  12. i would love to win for my GROWING family! my husband is in the army and has stomach problems especially from all of the processed stuff he gets at work. i’m currently pregnant, plan on breastfeeding, and have a four year old too! it would be great to try something new to add to our diet!

    Reply
  13. Ooh…great giveaway! We do kefir and fermented veggies for our probiotics, but having something like this in our diet would be great also.

    Reply
  14. I just bought some probiotics at my health food store, but now I’m afraid they will do me more harm than good! I’d love to win these!

    Reply
  15. I would love to have these. My husband and I are trying for our third child, and although we eat a Real Food diet, this would certainly help us more. 🙂

    Reply
  16. Would love to win this for my daughter. We will be starting the GAPS diet in a few weeks and I am looking for a quality probiotic to supplement our journey!

    Reply
  17. We are in the process of ridding all toxins…and that includes all that processed food…and eating much more healthy and whole and would love to add this to the daily supplements that I give my children. Thanks!

    Reply
  18. I’m so glad you posted this. I’ve just begun our probiotic research project 🙂 so it’s great to get recommendations for awesome products. Even if I don’t win the giveaway I might still opt for this one over some of the other ones. Thanks for the chance to try it for free!

    Reply
  19. I have been struggling with major leaky gut and allergy issues since I was 15 (I am 17 now). I need to be able to take a good quality probiotic, but they are so expensive that I haven’t been able to do so. I hope I win so I can have a good supply of probiotics to use! Great giveaway!

    Reply
  20. always looking for a quality probiotic…hopefully better than what I’ve found thus far at a better price is a super bonus…just like a treasure hunt…; )

    Reply
  21. I’ve just starting learning about caring for my gut – and my baby’s gut – looks like this product would be a step in the right direction!

    Reply
  22. I have a son with autism. After reading your newsletter yesterday, I saw that all of his probiotics have the L-acidophilus in them. Would love to try this and see if it makes a difference 🙂

    Reply
  23. I first heard about GUTpro from my GAPS-certified naturopath when we first started GAPS. But I had already bought BioKult. We went through our supply, and I haven’t had the money yet to buy the GUTpro. I’m anxious to try it out.

    Reply
  24. I would love to win this as it looks like a great value and a super high quality probiotic. Gut and immune health are very important to us.

    Reply
  25. This concentrated version would definitely be cheaper than buying what I already buy for my kids (and want to buy for me). So excited to try it even if I don’t win.

    Reply
  26. I would love to win so we could try this brand. My daughter is sensitive to dairy and soy. I recently purchased a reputable brand of probiotic claiming to be free of everything only to find trace amounts listed on the box! Bummer…

    Reply
  27. As an acupuncturist, I am always looking for better supplements, vitamins, and herbs for myself and my patients. I like to try everything first before referring my patients, however that gets costly, so it would be great to win!

    Reply
  28. My family has gut issues and seem to do better on probiotics but after your post on probiotics I am concerned. I would like to try this one.

    Reply
  29. I need this for my husband so bad. I just read your most recent post about probiotics. We follow a WAPF diet to the T. I took my husband to see our naturopath this past week, she said he is having trouble with dairy, and even has candida in his stomach, and dairy is the reason why he hasnt been able to lose the weight. He has to avoid dairy for three months, which I’m fine with making replacements for that with Almond milk, coconut milk etc…But I’m at a lost for probiotics and lactofermentation. I would love to have this for him and give it a try to help him heal.

    Reply
  30. I’ve been looking for a dependable probiotic I can use for the whole family, and my toddler daughter needs to stay on a probiotic due to a tendency towards UTIs and my husband has digestive issues from time to time, and my immune system has been tanking a lot lately. Sounds like a great product that would really benefit all of us!

    Reply
  31. I would love to try this product. I have suffered from skin issues for years and I have been trying to find the right probiotic to help treat it!

    Reply
  32. very intrigued by the product and would love to try it. I like that there is a loose powder version, very handy for measuring out to kids.

    Reply
  33. I’ve been trying to slowly introduce a probiotic to my son who is just recovering from Leukemia. My other son has ADHD and has been taking a probiotic with great results! This would be such an amazing savings, because GutPro is expensive (but worth every penny)!

    Reply
  34. These look really awesome! I haven’t heard of the brand (my husband and I take Bio-Kult). My daughter is almost two and would benefit from taking these in addition to the fermented foods she loves so much. I love the fact that they don’t contain anything other than beneficial bacteria.

    Reply
  35. I used the probiotic years ago when it first came out under a different name and it was awesome. I would love to try both of them. I haven’t tried the enzyme one and I currently use a different brand. I bet this works even better.

    Reply
  36. I’d love to win some new probiotics! We’ve been taking Custom Probiotics, and they’re hard to get a hold of and very expensive. Plus, my son still doesn’t have any Lactobacillus!

    Reply
  37. I want to win so my son can have good quality product without dairy & egg. He has life-threatening food allergies to milk, eggs & nuts. He is anaphylatic & has asthma. We really need to heal his immune & digestive issues.

    Reply
  38. I have been dealing with so many autoimmune diseases, and I feel terrible all of the time. It’s so hard being a stay at home mom with my four year old when I don’t feel well. I decided to change what I eat, and I want to start probiotics. I am excited to try GUTPro and start my journey back to healthy!

    Reply
  39. Got health problems left, right, and centre and finances are tight. Winning and being able to try out the products would help me a lot!

    Reply
  40. My son has a ton of food allergies and I have had a hard time finding a probiotic that is of good quality that he can take without breaking out. I would love to win these and give his gut flora the boost it needs!

    Reply
  41. We’re trying one step at a time to get on the track to a healthier lifestyle. Or as my husband calls it, I’m a hippie. 🙂

    Reply
  42. Interested in switching to this brand. I have been wondering about the current probiotic we use and this post came at the right time.

    Reply
  43. I would love to give this to my baby and my older son – both of whom are on the GAPS diet to overcome digestive issues! Thank you for telling us about it!

    Reply
  44. I want to win because I have four boys ages 8, 6 3 and 1 month. My oldest is Autistic and Blind and on the SCDiet. The other two have some gut issues too and am looking for a good brand for my family and think this might be it. I am looking forward to this giveaway very uch, looks like some great products!

    Reply
  45. I have Cauda Equna syndrome and my intestinal track is a wreck . It would be great to have an opportunity to offer these up to my gut. Thank you!

    Reply
  46. I just began a journey to heal my gut (and my overall health) and this supplement would really help alongside my efforts! Pick me, please! 🙂

    Reply
  47. I am now 6 months postpartum and my family and I have decided to start the full GAPS diet (skipping the intro for now as I’m still breastfeeding). We are excited about the possibilities of achieving optimal health!

    Reply
  48. I would love to win because I currently have a 20 month old struggling with skin problems,and my mommies recovering from a surgery that removed a tumor and 60% of her stomach. Recovery is very slow and she needs all the digestive and immune help she can get:)

    Reply
  49. we’d love to try this with our immune compromised 24 month old son! he has trouble – exactly as you describe – when taking biokult. many thanks!

    Reply
  50. I have been in search of a quality, affordable probiotic. It would be awesome to win this package! Thank you for the generous giveaway and all your research!

    Reply
  51. Last summer I had a staph infection in my back which resulted in surgery. I was litterly out of my mind with pain. “They” said there was no way of knowing how I contracted it. Anyway-y-y I would love to try this product and will try it even if I don’t win! Love your blog!
    Claudette

    Reply
  52. I would like to win because I have been contemplating the fact I may need some digestive enzymes to help me out. It would be nice to see if they would help me or not.

    Reply
  53. It feels impossible to find a probiotic without extra “stuff” in it. It would be great to try this one that is free of extra ingredients. Is it okay for babies to use, or adults only?

    Reply
  54. I’m not always consistent about keeping fermented foods in my diet, so probiotics would certainly help! Very glad to hear they are so conscious of not adding unwanted fillers or additives!

    Reply
  55. Restarting my 2 year old on the GAPS diet for healing from food intolerance/eczema issues. We did intro a year ago, only to find out that the Probiotics/Enzymes my chiropractor recommended were unhelpful to him… 🙁 Here we go again…

    Reply
  56. Would be good timing for me to win this…..tested positive for GBS despite eating a WAP diet and lots of kombucha! I guess I need more probiotics!

    Reply
  57. I’ve been debating what probiotic to invest my money in when I take the GAPS plunge soon. This looks like a great option and if I get to try it for free, even better!

    Reply
  58. I would so like to win these probiotics so that I could be as healthy on the inside as I appear on the outside. I really need this! Thanks so much for this opportunity.

    Reply
  59. I have been suffering with gut issues for years and now that my son is also beginning to suffer from them, I put my research into overdrive and learned about the GAPS diet. We are beginning it now so this would be a huge help! Thank you for all the useful tips you provide!

    Reply
  60. Would love to win this! Our family I think is generally suffering from gut issues but can’t really afford to fix them beyond simple GAPs protocols. This would help tremendously!!! (Plus I think we are using one of the more “unrecommended” probiotics right now!)

    Reply
  61. I love that these have no fillers, no FOS, and D-lactate free. I had asked mommypotamus about finding this type of probiotic almost two years ago. Two years ago this product didn’t exist. I am glad to see it does now and that mommypotamus chose to write about it!

    Reply
  62. Just got tested to be allergic to quite a bit of food, including thOse that are real good for you like egg yolks and dairy. Time to get my gut rebalanced. Have been taking probiotics by the Genestra brand. Hoping to try something different that heather recommends! Both my 4mo DD and myself would love to try this out!!! Hope we win!

    Reply
  63. Having autoimmune disease makes it imperative that I watch everything I take into my body. I have found probiotics and digestive enzymes help my digestion, esp. when I get glutened or eat something else inadvertently that I react to. Thanks for the chance to try these products.

    Reply
  64. I suffer from a variety of health problems and IBS is one of them…along with fibromyalgia. I am always looking for that miracle that will change my life? Would love to see if this product is that miracle!

    Reply
  65. I have been struggling for 30 yeasr with a mystery illness that was finally diagnoses as systemic candidiasis. This past year has been a monumental effort in healing and rebalancing. Winning these probiotics and enzymes could do transformational things for my gut and life.

    Reply
  66. I realize the give away is over, but I am wondering how you take this probiotic since its a powder form for adults and toddlers? We are about to start the GAPS intro diet. Thanks!

    Reply
  67. On GutPro

    Last year I made an attempt to discover what specific strains are being used in GutPro®. I came up against the same diversionary response you probably encountered, “They’re proprietary”. A response like this implies the company is trying to protect their bottom line…or something. But what is it they’re really trying to do? Do they have my best interests in mind with a response like that?

    What I seek in a probiotic is (clinical) EFFICACY. Regarding GutPro®, it begs the question, what specific efficacy has GutPro® demonstrated? The company has done no clinical research on their ingredients and the formulation(s). The ingredients appear to be readily available off-the-library shelf ingredients. In fact, they have zero published studies for their GutPro® product(s). Not even small-sample (biased) studies. It appears they have no financial investment in documenting GutPro’s efficacy. So, what are they trying to protect by deflecting my inquiry?

    By listing the specific strains used on their products the manufacturer could offer me, the consumer, proof that their ingredients, in fact, have clinically relevant strains that I can then research and make an informed decision about. But this manufacturer chooses not to do that. Do you think it’s because there is no viable and ethical clinical research behind the efficacy of the off-the shelf wholesale ingredients they use? There are plenty of innocuous generic strains of species that I can buy and consume that are safe for “sensitives” like me (to ingest). But only a precious few have any clinical effect on my biology.

    I want to purchase and consume a probiotic formula or strain that works (for me). In order to do that I need to make informed decisions about what I’m buying. I need accurate label information in order to inform my decisions. Unfortunately, the makers of GutPro® would prefer to keep me in the dark. Does that sound like a company that has my best interests in mind? Instead of facts, GutPro® touts nebulous ideas like, “quality” and”pure” and “high standards” and “guaranteed potency”. That’s well and good but, “does your product work?”. To me, “guaranteed potency” means the product has been formulated and equipped to deliver a specific biological effect. Lots of something that hasn’t been documented to work is meaningless to me. I want to know if the company is using ingredients that have been (ethically) proven to have a biological effect; and what that effect was. Because even within a species, different strains within a species have been proven to have different effects.

    GutPro® touts that it uses ingredients that, “have been thoroughly researched, documented, and banked in recognized microbial culture collections”. That means nothing in the context of clinical efficacy.Their ingredients came from the same wholesalers everyone buys their raw materials from. The overwhelming majority of the ingredients in those culture collections/libraries are clinically irrelevant and impotent. I want access to the histamine-degrading or histamine-neutral strains that are clinically relevant and proven to generate a specific biological effect. A precious handful have any biological effect whatsoever. In order to make informed decisions I need to know the strain being used in the product. Most commercial probiotic makers would have you believe that’s not important. I believe it is the most important consideration.

    I would refer you to the work of Dr. Jason Hawrelak:

    The Importance of Strain

    https://www.probioticadvisor.com/probiotic-essentials-1/the-importance-of-strain/#.Wz6R4dJKhPb

    The GutPro people are smart enough to know that, “Certain strains found in (other) commercial probiotic formulas can cause acidosis, histamine and other adverse reactions.” And they’re also smart enough to qualify what claims they do make with their disclaimer, (* These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.) Perhaps that’s why they refuse to reveal what strains they use in their products. Because they know what informed consumers of probiotics know. The strains they use are clinically impotent.

    For me, I’ll stick with probiotic products that have identified exactly what strain(s) they contain so I can make smart decisions for my microbiome. I’ll stick with the strains that have scientifically and ethically (without bias) been proven to generate specific biological effects. GutPro isn’t one of them.

    Reply
    • Thank you for sharing your thoughts. As you know, all probiotics used in Organic 3’s formulations, including GutPro, have been thoroughly researched, documented and banked in recognized microbial culture collections; and the reason we don’t list the specific strains is because the formula is proprietary. We’re not doing this to misrepresent the product or to be unethical… We put a lot of time and energy into researching and developing this product, which has been on the market for close to a decade now. It has worked for many, many people and therefore, is tried and true.

      If you’re a potential buyer who is seeking out a certain strain to address a specific symptom or health condition, then GutPro may not be the probiotic for you.

      We at Organic 3 believe in getting the body in a place to where it can heal itself holistically. That’s why we designed GutPro, a probiotic to optimize gut health and therefore, overall health.

      We thank you again for your feedback and wish you well.

      Reply