What This 10 Billion Probiotic Is For
Nature’s Aid Pro Daily is the 10 billion probiotic people take as a straightforward daily capsule for digestive comfort and regularity, one a day with food, and it is the pack we hand to anyone taking a probiotic for the first time. Five named strains, ten billion live organisms in each capsule, and no fridge required.
That last detail is the reason this pack is on our shelf at all. A good deal of what gets sold as a probiotic worldwide is built for a European kitchen and a European journey, and live organisms fade in heat. This one is made to sit at room temperature, which in Nairobi, and in a parcel travelling to Garissa or Mombasa, is the difference between paying for ten billion and receiving them.
Why Room Temperature Matters More Here Than Anywhere
Heat is the main enemy of any live product. A pack that asks to be kept cold is making a promise about your fridge, your power supply and every hour its parcel spends in transit, and the count on the label was measured under none of those conditions.
So in this climate a smaller count that arrives intact beats a larger one that has spent two days warm. Ask us how far your parcel travels before you choose a refrigerated pack, and we will tell you plainly which is the better buy for your address rather than for ours.
Five Strains, Each One Named
The five organisms are Lactobacillus acidophilus, Lacticaseibacillus casei, Limosilactobacillus reuteri, Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus and Bifidobacterium bifidum. Those are the current scientific names, which is a small sign of a label kept up to date, and a probiotic does whatever its particular strains do and nothing else.
The mix matters too. Four of the five are lactobacilli, at home in the small intestine where food is still being broken down, and one is a bifidobacterium, which belongs to the family that dominates the large bowel further down. So this pack covers both stretches rather than concentrating on one, which is what makes it a reasonable first choice when you have no particular reason to aim higher or lower.
What Else Is Left Out of It
It is vegan and free from gluten, yeast, dairy, soya and nuts, and that list is worth more than it looks on a probiotic. Many cultures worldwide are grown on dairy, so anyone avoiding milk protein has fewer real choices on a shelf like this than they expect.
The yeast-free part matters for a second reason. Anyone who has reacted to a yeast-based probiotic, and anyone who has been told to avoid yeast, has a straightforward bacterial option here, and our pharmacist can check the rest of your cupboard against it while you are at the counter.
How It Sits Against the Rest of the Shelf
For the fortnight after a course of antibiotics or a bad stomach bug, a much higher count for a short run is the better fit, and NOW Probiotic 10 gives a hundred billion in one capsule, though it wants a fridge. For another room-temperature daily pack built on spore-forming bacteria, there are the HN Pro-Daily capsules, which carry a similar name from a different maker and are easy to confuse with this one.
If you want the fibre those bacteria feed on in the same capsule, the NOW Gr8-Dophilus capsules include it. Tell our pharmacist why you are buying, how far the parcel goes and how many months you want covered, and the choice between the four of them takes about a minute.
Taking It Around Antibiotics
These are bacteria, so an antibiotic swallowed at the same time destroys a good share of the capsule on the way down. Leave two hours between the antibiotic and the capsule, and carry on for a few days after the course finishes.
If your course is still running and you would rather forget the timing, a probiotic yeast is untouched by antibiotics, which is what NOW Saccharomyces boulardii offers. Ask us and we will match the pack to the week you are in.
How to Take It
One capsule a day, with food, taken at about the same time each day. Thirty capsules make a month, so a single pack is a clean month with nothing left over, which makes it easy to judge whether it suited you.
Give it four to six weeks before you decide. Wind or fullness in the first few days is common and usually settles within a week, and steady daily use over months does far more than an occasional capsule. Keep the bottle closed, cool and out of direct sunlight even though it needs no fridge.
What We Are Permitted to Tell You
No health claim for any probiotic is authorised anywhere. Every claim ever submitted has been rejected or left on hold, so nobody may promise you that a probiotic balances your gut, settles your digestion or supports your immune system, and we hold back from saying it.
What we give you instead is five named strains, a stated count, a product that survives this climate, a clean allergen list, how to take it around an antibiotic, and who ought to ask a pharmacist first. That is a better basis for choosing than any adjective, and it is checkable.
Is This 10 Billion Probiotic Right for You?
Please talk to our pharmacist or our doctor before you start if any of these apply to you.
- A weakened immune system, or treatment that weakens it. Live organisms deserve a proper conversation first if you are having chemotherapy, taking immune-suppressing medicines, or living with an illness that affects your immunity.
- A central line or any indwelling catheter. Please speak to us, and to the team looking after the line, before taking live organisms of any kind.
- A bowel habit that has changed and stayed changed. Come and see our doctor first, particularly with weight loss, blood, or new symptoms after fifty.
- Diarrhoea with fever, blood, severe pain, or lasting more than two days. Come and see us the same day. Fluids and salts come first.
- Pregnancy, breastfeeding, or a child. Ask us for the right product and the right amount rather than sharing an adult pack.
Where to Buy Nature’s Aid Pro Daily in Kenya
Order online and we deliver countrywide, or collect from our pharmacy at Kahawa Sukari Shopping Center, Nairobi. We send orders to Nairobi and every neighbourhood around it — the CBD, Westlands, Parklands, Gigiri, Muthaiga, Runda, Rosslyn, Kitisuru, Lower Kabete, Lavington, Kileleshwa, Kilimani, Karen, Langata, South B, South C, Eastleigh, Buruburu, Donholm, Embakasi, Ngong Road, Kasarani, Roysambu, Zimmerman, Githurai, Ruaka, Banana Hill, Two Rivers, Village Market and Pride Lands — and across Kiambu, Thika, Juja, Ruiru, Kikuyu, Limuru and Ngong.
Beyond the capital we deliver to Mombasa, Kisumu, Nakuru, Eldoret, Nyeri, Machakos, Athi River, Kitengela, Kajiado, Naivasha, Narok, Kericho, Bomet, Kisii, Migori, Homa Bay, Siaya, Bungoma, Busia, Kakamega, Vihiga, Webuye, Kitale, Nandi Hills, Iten, Kapenguria, Embu, Meru, Chuka, Kerugoya, Murang’a, Othaya, Nyahururu, Nanyuki, Maralal, Isiolo, Marsabit, Moyale, Wajir, Mandera, Garissa, Lodwar, Kitui, Mwingi, Makueni, Emali, Kibwezi, Voi, Taveta, Wundanyi, Mariakani, Diani, Ukunda, Kilifi, Watamu, Malindi, Lamu and Hola. At one capsule a day a pack runs for a known length of time, so tell us the pack size you want and we will work out how many months that covers before you order.
Across Africa, ask us before you order. We have sent orders to Uganda, Tanzania, Somaliland and as far as Malawi, and we will quote for Rwanda, Burundi, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Mozambique, Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa and the rest of the continent. Tell us the destination and we will confirm any import paperwork before the parcel leaves us.
Living abroad? Order from wherever you are and we deliver to your family here in Kenya. Kenyans in the UK, the United States, Canada, South Africa and the Gulf order from us regularly for parents and relatives at home. A daily probiotic like this one taken steadily month after month does far more than a single pack, so tell us who it is for and how many months you want covered and we will set up the repeat.
Why Buy Your Nature’s Aid Pro Daily from HealthAlone Kenya?
HealthAlone is a pharmacist-led health ecosystem licensed by the Pharmacy and Poisons Board, and our stock is original, sealed and correctly stored. Kahawa Sukari is a real counter with real pharmacists behind it.
Our pharmacists will tell you plainly whether a room-temperature pack or a refrigerated one is the better buy for your address, which on a live product is the question that decides what you actually receive. Our doctor is here too if you would rather have the whole question looked at properly.
It is one more step in our vision: building Africa’s most trusted health ecosystem, accessible to everyone, everywhere.
Nature’s Aid Pro Daily: Your Questions Answered
What is in this 10 billion probiotic?
Five named strains giving ten billion live organisms in each capsule: Lactobacillus acidophilus, Lacticaseibacillus casei, Limosilactobacillus reuteri, Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus and Bifidobacterium bifidum. No health claim for any probiotic is authorised, so we hold back from promising you a result.
Does it need to be kept in a fridge?
No, and in this climate that is the main reason to choose it. It is made to sit at room temperature, which matters for your cupboard and for every hour the parcel spends in transit.
Is a 10 billion probiotic strong enough?
For steady daily use, yes, and it is where we would start most people. A much higher count is worth paying for in the weeks after antibiotics or a stomach bug, not as a daily habit.
How many capsules a day?
One a day, with food, at roughly the same time each day. Thirty capsules make one month.
How long before I know whether it suits me?
Give it four to six weeks. Steady daily use over months does far more than an occasional capsule, and one pack is a clean month to judge by.
Is it suitable for vegans?
Yes. It is vegan, and free from gluten, yeast, dairy, soya and nuts.
Why does dairy-free matter on a probiotic?
Because many probiotic cultures worldwide are grown on dairy, so anyone avoiding milk protein has fewer genuine options on a shelf like this than they expect.
Can I take it with my antibiotic?
Leave two hours between them, because an antibiotic taken alongside bacteria destroys a good share of them, and carry on for a few days after the course ends. If your course is still running, ask us about a probiotic yeast, which antibiotics leave alone.
Is this the same as HN Pro-Daily?
No, and the similar name causes real confusion. They are different products from different makers with different organisms. Both sit at room temperature. Ask us and we will put them side by side for you.
Will it upset my stomach at first?
Wind or fullness in the first few days is common and usually settles within a week. If it worsens instead, stop and come and talk to us.
Can children take it?
Ask us for a product made for children and the right amount rather than sharing an adult capsule. For a baby, drops are the sensible form.
Who should ask before taking it?
Anyone with a weakened immune system, anyone with a central line or other indwelling catheter, anyone pregnant or breastfeeding, and anyone whose bowel habit has changed and stayed changed.
Which probiotic should I buy?
Tell our pharmacist three things: why you are taking it, how far the parcel travels, and how many months you want covered. The choice usually makes itself from there.
Where can I buy Nature’s Aid Pro Daily 10B 30’s in Kenya, and what does it cost?
From HealthAlone, online for delivery countrywide or over the counter at Kahawa Sukari Shopping Center, Nairobi. The current price is shown above. We deliver across Nairobi — the CBD, Westlands, Parklands, Gigiri, Muthaiga, Runda, Kitisuru, Lavington, Kilimani, Karen, Langata, South B, South C, Eastleigh, Kasarani, Roysambu, Githurai, Ruaka and Banana Hill — and to Kiambu, Thika, Juja, Ruiru, Kikuyu, Limuru, Ngong, Mombasa, Kisumu, Nakuru, Eldoret, Nyeri, Machakos, Kitengela, Naivasha, Narok, Kericho, Kisii, Migori, Homa Bay, Bungoma, Busia, Kakamega, Kitale, Embu, Meru, Nanyuki, Nyahururu, Isiolo, Marsabit, Wajir, Mandera, Garissa, Lodwar, Kitui, Makueni, Voi, Taveta, Mariakani, Diani, Ukunda, Kilifi, Watamu, Malindi and Lamu. Outside Kenya we have delivered to Uganda, Tanzania, Somaliland and Malawi, and we quote for Rwanda, Burundi, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa and the rest of Africa on request. Because this pack needs no refrigeration, it is the one we recommend for deliveries far from Nairobi.
