Probiotics as whole are designed to help with a range of problems involving the gut from Constipation to diarrhea and have even been said to help prevent colds or help fight them off. The key to reaping the benefits of probiotics is to make sure you are taking a product that has actual live organism in it by the time it reaches you. There are a couple processes to achieve this, one being fridge storage of your probiotics the other and most common is to put enough in there that the desired amount will still be in the capsules by the expiration date.