MyReuteri provides the microbe, L. reuteri, at relatively high counts, as does Gut to
Glow. While all mammals, including humans, are meant to have this beneficial microbe
as part of their gastrointestinal microbiome, we do not know if the high counts provided
by these products (or as the yogurt that you ferment from these products) is safe in the
setting of pregnancy. Recall that women can be given oxytocin intravenously to provoke
uterine contraction at term pregnancy, causing the baby to be delivered. (L. reuteri has
been shown in animal studies to increase oxytocin.) We therefore do not know if it is
safe to consume higher intakes of L. reuteri in pregnant females.