Align Capsule: Uses, Dosage, Side Effects, Precautions and Alternates

Quick overview

Align Capsule contains the live probiotic bacteria Bifidobacterium longum and belongs to the probiotic dietary supplement class. It is sold as a daily health supplement, not an FDA-approved medicine, and is used to support digestive balance and help with occasional gas, bloating, and abdominal discomfort. Align is taken once per day as a capsule. It is generally available for adults, with specific guidance for different age groups.

What is Align Capsule

Align is a daily dietary supplement containing the live probiotic bacteria Bifidobacterium longum. It has been used as a probiotic, or "friendly bacteria," to help prevent harmful bacteria from growing in the stomach and intestines. It is sold as an herbal/health supplement, not an FDA-approved medicine.

Align Capsule uses

• Occasional bloating.
• Gas and abdominal discomfort.
• Support for digestive balance.
• Support for gut bacteria.
• Management of some irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) symptoms.

Benefits of Align Capsule

• Supports digestive health.
• Helps relieve occasional gas.
• Helps reduce bloating.
• May ease abdominal discomfort.
• Supports healthy gut bacteria.

How Align Capsule works

Align contains a live "friendly" bacteria that normally lives in the gut and is believed to help support a healthy balance of gut bacteria.

Align Capsule dosage

Take Align as directed on the package label or as directed by your doctor, pharmacist, or other healthcare provider. Do not use more than the amount recommended on the label. Align is taken once per day.

If you switch to a different brand, strength, or form of this product, your dose needs may change, so use it exactly as directed on the new label. If you miss a dose, skip it and take your next dose at the regular time — do not double up. Tell your doctor if the condition you are using Align for does not improve or gets worse.

Available forms and strengths

• Capsule

Side effects of Align Capsule

Common

• Gas.
• Bloating.
• Mild abdominal discomfort.
• Temporary changes in bowel habits.
• Mild digestive upset.

Serious

• Severe allergic reaction.
• Swelling of the face, lips, or tongue.
• Difficulty breathing.
• Severe abdominal pain.
• Serious infection risk in people with weakened immune systems.

Warnings and precautions

• Ask a doctor, pharmacist, or other healthcare provider before using this product if you have a weak immune system, a milk allergy or lactose intolerance, or a soy allergy.
• Do not give this herbal/health supplement to a child without medical advice.
• Ask a doctor or pharmacist before taking Align with other medicines, especially antibiotics, since they may affect how well it works.
• There are no regulated manufacturing standards for many herbal products, and some supplements have been found contaminated with toxic metals or other drugs, so buy from a reliable source.

Ask a doctor before using this product if you are pregnant. Ask a doctor before using this product if you are breastfeeding. No routine kidney-specific dose adjustment is established. No routine liver-specific dose adjustment is established. No major direct interaction with alcohol is established. Align is not expected to impair driving or alertness.

Storage

• Store at room temperature, around 24°C.
• Keep in the original bottle or blister packaging.
• Refrigeration is not required.
• Keep away from excessive heat and moisture.
• Keep out of reach of children.

When to see a doctor

• Get emergency medical help if you have signs of an allergic reaction such as hives, difficulty breathing, or swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat.
• Stop using Align and call your healthcare provider right away if you notice signs of infection, such as fever, chills, sore throat, body aches, unusual tiredness, loss of appetite, bruising, or bleeding.
• If you think you have taken too much, seek emergency medical attention or contact your local poison control center.

Alternatives

• BioGaia
• Florastor
• Culturelle