"Our probiotic is safe for everyone. Occasionally people report a reaction when they start taking it. A reaction indicates an existing imbalance of some kind in the microbiome. A reaction indicates what needs the most healing and is usually a sign of that kick starting. Very often this 'healing crisis' is a detoxification process happening and causing unpleasant symptoms.

Some people report rashes when they start taking it. Rashes are a classic sign of a detox happening.The body heals from the inside to the outside and the skin being our largest organ can be very efficient at taking on this role. What you want to do when detox is happening is to support the process, so don’t put creams on to suppress, but drink plenty of filtered water and eat lightly.

We would recommend that you keep taking the probiotic but halve the dose until you feel like sympotoms are easing. "

"All our products are hand brewed and therefore each batch is unique. We know every bottle contains billions of microbes but we do not put a consistent number on our labels, because our test results naturally vary.

The world of microbiology is full of mindbogglingly large numbers, and many producers claim ever higher CFU counts; we are confident that each tablespoon of our probiotic is teeming with billions of beneficial bacteria. We also believe that rather than the number of beneficial microbes, an important factor in their ability to maintain health is the combination of many different strains of microbes; the diverse, broad spectrum nature of our probiotic. "

"Hydrogen peroxide is water with an extra oxygen molecule and it can be very effective to give the body more oxygen, in a concentrated form it is also used to clean surfaces. We use a micro-dose of food grade 35% solution which is carefully diluted to ensure it is safe for the body. Hydrogen peroxide is found naturally in mother’s milk and fruit and vegetables and it can activate the immune system, increase the oxygen content of the blood and body tissues and detoxify the body.

There is some evidence that cancer cells thrive in a low-oxygen environment so hydrogen peroxide promotes healthy metabolism by saturating cells with oxygen."

Our probiotic is brewed to a ph (acidity) of 3.2 which is the same as stomach acid, so the living microbes are not affected in fact they naturally survive.

"The white bits you have seen in your probiotic are quite common. Some of the bacteria in it are anaerobic – this means they normally live in an oxygen free environment. When the liquid is exposed to the air, during the bottling process and obviously when you open it, these bacteria act to create the right environment for themselves – i.e. they try to “protect” themselves from the air by forming a skin of sorts.

The sediment is evidence that the bacteria are alive and active. It is perfectly safe to drink the product, white sediment and all, and the sediment will not affect its effectiveness."

Our probiotic is a living liquid food supplement designed to support overall health and wellbeing and boost your immune system. Of course, there would be no harm in taking a break from it but for optimum results, and to obtain the best microbiome, we would highly recommend taking it every day as a part of your daily routine.

"We hand brew our probiotic and so each of our brews does have its own personality. This means that different batches may taste different and may, as you say, become a little fizzy. The fizz is the result of the probiotic going into what is called secondary fermentation. This means that some fermentation has taken place in the bottle, and the gas that is a by-product of fermentation dissolves back into the liquid causing it to be a little fizzy.

Secondary fermentation indicates that the bacteria are alive and active so the product certainly does still work and is perfectly safe to drink."

Our probiotic is a living culture that contains 15 strains and billions of active bacteria. It is fermented to a Ph level of 3.2, and this means that the unopened bottle will stay fresh and viable right up to the use by date without refrigeration. Freeze-dried capsules have beneficial bacteria in them that are asleep and need to be woken up in the small intestine.