Bone Broth vs Probiotics for digestion
Short answer: For digestion, more users report improvement with Bone Broth — 100% of 10 reports, versus 84% of 86 for Probiotics.
Bone Broth has 0 meta-analyses and 0 randomized trials on PubMed; Probiotics has 2,293 and 2,235.
Based on 58 reports about Bone Broth and 479 about Probiotics. Not medical advice.
| Bone Broth Supplement | Probiotics Supplement | |
|---|---|---|
| Users say it helped | 100%helped9 reports · few reports | 63%helped144 reports · high confidence |
| Verdict | Mostly positive | Mostly positive |
| Research | DResearch: None | AResearch: Strong |
| Meta-analyses / RCTs | 0 / 0 | 2,293 / 2,235 |
| Mainly used for | ||
| Digestion % reporting improvement | 100% (10) | 84% (86) |
| Mood % reporting improvement | — | 100% (54) |
| Anxiety % reporting improvement | — | 90% (29) |
| Energy % reporting improvement | 100% (2) | 80% (10) |
| Focus % reporting improvement | — | 70% (10) |
| Common side effects | None reported | stomach issues, brain fog, diarrhea, withdrawal |
| Typical dose reported | 100 ml / daily | 2 capsules / daily |
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What a user said
“My personal gut issues have been hugely improved by the GAPS diet, particularly the bone broth component.”
ProbioticsFull Probiotics profile →
Latest review conclusion
Some combinations of probiotics or strains may be beneficial in IBS. However, certainty in the evidence for efficacy by GRADE criteria was low to very low across almost all of our analyses.
Gastroenterology, 2023 ↗What a user said
“What finally made a difference was taking probiotics...I felt better fairly quickly.”
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