To the person who asked where to get good probiotics...

Try Mega Acidophilus at your friendly neighbourhood GNC. In fact, get anything that combines cultures of Lactobacillus acidophilus, Bifidobacterium bifidum and Lactobacillus bulgaricus in a citrus pectin base - I suggested GNC-brand Mega Acidophilus because that's what I've been using with great results... also I work at GNC and get it for dirt-cheap, so if you find a comparable product elsewhere for cheaper, by all means buy it.
By great results I mean that I've pushed protein intake very high, while at the same time actually reduced gas and bloating in a major way. Is the added protein absorbtion doing any good? You bet your ass, my recovery has very noticably improved (ie not sore for as long) in only a week or two.
As far as dosage, I always take 2 caps at a time (1.5 billion live cells per cap) after meals - I let gas/bloating dictate with how many of my 6 or 7 meals to take it with. If I am feeling bloated after a meal, that tells me the protein isn't being absorbed fully, which means I'll take the probiotic.

To the guy who had an "encounter" with a "knowledgable" GNC employee: speaking from first hand experience, 9/10 of my fellow overpriced-protein sales men and women don't know the difference between protein and creatine, so don't get too caught up in what they say. Every once in a while, you'll see a knowledgable person at GNC, but many have been hired based on pure sales experience, or knowledge in herbal products NOT sports nutrition. Usually every store will have their one token "sports guy" that actually lifts weights and eats protein.

Dosages of probiotics:
If each cap contains 1.5 billion live cultures, take two after meals/shakes. For the first few days, I recommend "loading" to get the life back into your gut. Another words take this dose after EVERY meal (even if you have 7 per day like yours truly!). I took half the dose between meals on ocassion as well and felt great. Now, I have one or two caps after my post-workout shake and again after my post-post-workout shake (1h after workout) since I'm jamming two 40g protein drinks into my system with only an hour in between. I'll also have two caps after a meal late in the day if I feel I need them, and I'll have another one before sleep. Yeah, it's a lot, but I get it dirt-cheap.

As for fructoguggulsacharides (is that right??) or the preffered spelling, FOS (aka PREbiotics) I think it's good stuff and whoever mentioned it feeding the gut bacteria is absolutely right. Thing is none of three GNC's in my fuckin' town carry any, so I'm not even getting all the possible benefits of bacteria supplementation by simply using the probiotics.

Sound good?

The consumption of probiotic preparations has been shown to reduce the levels of various competitive organisms, due to their ability to reduce the environmental pH. With the reduction in anaerobe populations, will come a reduction in gas production. Theoretically this may also increase protein absorption due to less utilization of dietary protein by fecal flora.

The following article shows good reason for a probiotic supplement along with green tea extract:

J Vet Med Sci 1995 Feb;57(1):45-9

"Effect of tea polyphenols on fecal flora and fecal metabolic products of pigs."

Hara H, Orita N, Hatano S, Ichikawa H, Hara Y, Matsumoto N, Kimura Y, Terada A, Mitsuoka T

Department of Food Hygiene, Nippon Veterinary and Animal Science University, Tokyo, Japan.

The effects of tea polyphenols on fecal flora and fecal metabolic activities were studied in eight 30-day-old pigs fed a basal diet (control) or the diet supplemented with 0.2% of tea polyphenols for 2 weeks. During tea polyphenol administration compared to before administration, the levels of lactobacilli were increased significantly (P < 0.05 and P < 0.01 on days 7 and 14 of administration, respectively), whereas the levels of total bacteria (P < 0.01) and bacteroidaceae (P < 0.01 and P < 0.001 on days 7 and 14 of administration, respectively) were decreased significantly. The detection rate of lecithinase positive clostridia including Clostridium perfrigens showed a tendency to decrease during administration. No detectable change occurred in the levels of other organisms throughout the experimental period. Fecal concentrations of ammonia were decreased significantly (P < 0.05 and P < 0.01 on days 7 and 14 of administration, respectively). Fecal phenol (P < 0.001), p-cresol (P < 0.05), and skatol (P < 0.01) were reduced significantly on day 14 of administration compared to before administration. The amounts of fecal short chain fatty acids, acetic acid (P < 0.05) and lactic acid (P < 0.05) were increased significantly on day 14 of administration. The pH values were decreased slightly during administration. The odour of the feces was reduced remarkably during tea polyphenol administration.

As for all this GNC talk - susty's right
And on that note, it looks like I'm just not GNC materiel because I got fired last week!!
Never mind I had awsome sales figures, all they cared about was bullshit paperwork. Also, they were pissed because apparently 4 middle-aged women were complaining about my lack of knowledge regarding PMS formulations. While it's true I don't know fuck all about PMS, I also wouldn't be surprised if they were just saying that to get rid of me - I honestly think they prefer having unknowledgable salespeople because they can brainwash them into thinking GNC products are the best - they're NOT! Like I said, I only bought them 'cause I got them for cheap.
The funny thing is I got another job at another health food store the very same day those idiots fired me.