Member's Mark 4X Probiotic

As I mentioned a few weeks ago, I was given the opportunity to try Member's Mark 4X Probiotic. I have been using it for almost two weeks now and wanted to share my experience to date.

First, the packaging.

For some reason, I was expecting to find two bottles inside the package. Clearly, I hadn't read the packaging, because it very clearly references the blister packs.

I was glad to see that the pills were packaged seven per blister pack AND they were labeled with the days.

How many times I have wondered, did I take this or that...with this, there are no questions. If that day's pill is there, then I didn't take it. The small blister packs work well too for travel. They can easily be tucked into my bathroom bag or my purse to take with me. The biggest drawback is that the packaging is not child proof.

Second, the pill. The size and shape of the pill seems reasonable to me, in that there were no issues with swallowing it. I have taken some items in the past that were too big or oddly shaped, making them difficult to swallow.

I don't know much detail about the benefits of each probiotic or one over another, but here you can see the make-up of the Member's Mark 4X Probiotic in comparison to a competitor.

Third, the experience. The first few days, I would say that there was little change that I noticed. If anything, the indigestion "symptoms" seemed to be worse within those first couple of days. After a few days though, they went away. Now, I've only been taking for just over a week and maybe it was coincidental or maybe it was because I was taking a probiotic, when we went out for Mexican for dinner with family for my daughter's birthday, I didn't have the normal indigestion that comes with a night out. I would want to repeat those results before saying that it was as a result of taking probiotics and not that my body just reacted differently. I plan to continue to take them and see how they work for me.

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Member's Mark 4X Probiotic

It seems like I have been hearing more about probiotics, which are supposed to help support a healthy digestive system recently. Some of what I have heard, prompted me to do a little reading on the topic. From what I have read, I believe that I could benefit from them. Turns out we have these good bacteria in our intestines and when they are out of balance, you can have "side effects" - things such as indigestion and fatigue. Consuming probiotics are supposed to help rebalance the bacteria in your intestines.

Ever since I have had kids, my stomach seems to be more sensitive to the foods I eat. I find myself suffering from indigestion more frequently than I used too. As an example, I have to make sure I moderate tomato based products, so as not to be too uncomfortable. I'm not sure that taking probiotics to rebalance the good bacteria will resolve this, but I'm certainly willing to try.

You can find probiotics as part of foods and as supplements. It seems that there are quite a few products that contain probiotics - kefir and yogurts, as example. I have tried to use these products, but the challenge I have faced is consuming it daily. I'm not always hungry for yogurt, as example.

So, when I was given the opportunity to try Member's Mark 4X Probiotics, I was intrigued. Probiotics in a pill that I could take daily. That could work for me. I do remember to take a vitamin daily, certainly I could consistently take this product.

In order to try the product, I headed out to the local Sam's Club to pick it up.

Upon arrival, after checking out their bar stools, I headed over to the pharmacy area to find the Members Mark 4X Probiotic.

It took me a few minutes to find it, I looked first in the vitamin row, but found it one row over with some other supplements and protein shakes.

For only $28.88, I was able to pick up a Twin Pack, that in total contains a 3-month supply. That seems reasonable to me at less than $10/month.

In a couple of weeks, I will check back in and share my experience with the Member's Mark 4X Probiotic Digestive Care Supplement.

This shop has been compensated as part of a social shopper insights study for Collective Bias and MamaBzz. All opinions expressed are my own or that of my family.