Is activia yogurt by dannon safe in pregnancy?
Activia contains healthy digestive bacteria (sometimes called probiotics) that keep things working well in your digestive system. They can also boost your immune system overall, and help prevent vaginal yeast infections. Although Activia contains a bacteria strain that only Dannon offers, you can get similar results from any yogurt that contains “live active cultures” – look for that on the label. Stonyfield Farms Organic yogurt has several active strains in their yogurt products. Normally, these bacteria are very healthy and natural, and are found in many dairy products that have a sour, fermented flavor (yogurt, some sour cream, kefir, etc). They are normally safe (and healthy!) to eat during pregnancy, but always ask your doctor if you have concerns. I haven’t heard of any helpful effects of probiotics (activia included) on bladder infections, although they can boost your immune system. For bladder infections specifically, I would agree with the others and drink cranberry juice or t
