Probiotics are live bacteria that are thought to ease the symptoms of digestive complaints. One of the easiest ways to introduce them into your diet is by regularly eating yogurt that contains live cultures, which will be labelled as live. Try it with berries and a drizzle of honey.

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If your bowel movements are ‘unpredictable’ at times, you might want to try Lepicol. It combines psyllium husk fibre, five strains of live bacteria and inulin, a prebiotic fibre, to ease tummy troubles like constipation and loose stools, while being gentler on your system than wheat or bran. It’s best to take it twice daily 30 minutes before you eat.

Lepicol, £11.19 for 180g, Holland & Barrett

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For such a tiny bottle, Yakult packs a serious probiotic punch. This fermented skimmed milk drink contains a minimum of 6.5 billion cells of a strain of gut-friendly bacteria discovered by Dr Shirota in 1935. It’s fat- and gluten-free and comes in packs of seven – that’s one for every day of the week.

Yakult, £2.75 for seven bottles, Sainsbury's

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Travelling often throws your digestive system out of kilter so it’s worth taking a probiotic supplement as a precaution. Bio-Kult capsules contain 14 strains of beneficial bacteria, which work across the full length of the gastrointestinal tract to help regulate your bowel movements. The box gives details of the 14 strains of beneficial bacteria in the formula, plus how to take it prior to travelling and when on antibiotics.

Bio-Kult Advanced Probiotic Multi-strain Formula, £8.99 for 30 capsules, Bio-Kult

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You don’t have to miss out on probiotics if you’re on a dairy-free diet. Rhythm’s coconut drink is also gluten-, soya- and cholesterol-free, as well as dairy, and 100% natural. One bottle contains 10 different types of naturally occurring bacteria, potassium, magnesium, sodium and electrolyte salts to help keep digestive complaints at bay.  

Rhythm Kefir Cultures, £1.69 for 126g bottle, in store at Planet Organic and Whole Foods

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No doubt you’ve seen Gok Wan uttering the phrase ‘TLC’ on TV while digging into a pot of Activia. What he’s referring to is ‘Tummy Loving Care’ – see what they did there – as the yogurt contains an exclusive culture (Bifidus ActiRegularis) to help bacteria in the gut return to its natural balance. Have a pot a day with breakfast and your tummy will reap the benefits.

Activia Strawberry Yogurt, £1.85 for four pots, Sainsbury's

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