Different bacteria have different biochemical capabilities. Some make different types of Vitamins. Some digest complex starches and fibres from your meal. Others secrete neurotransmitters like serotonin and dopamine, which affect your mood. The probiotic you need depends entirely on what’s troubling your body.

To make a difference, the probiotics should reach the gut without getting killed by the gastric juices, acid and bile salts in your stomach and duodenum. We use our Probiotic Encapsulation Technology (PET) to coat the bacteria. This protects them until they reach the gut. Then the coating dissolves and the bacteria can get to work.

Once the bacteria reach your gut, they’ll need nutrition from a plant-rich, high- fibre diet to flourish. This ‘food’ for the bacteria, also called prebiotics, is essential to get the most out of your probiotic. Each stick of The Good Bug comes with its own set of plant-based and easily digestible prebiotics like inulin, xylitol and oligosaccharides.

Depending on what’s got you feeling down, the good bacteria need reinforcements in the form of vitamins, essential minerals, antioxidants and other nutraceuticals to help them do their job faster. Which is why each Tear & Gulp stick from The Good Bug contains precise amounts of multivitamins, minerals and plant-based extracts to relieve your symptoms.