I didn't realise probiotics had to be refrigerated. Is it too late?

Digestive health
1

I bought some high strength probiotics 10 months ago, opened them and didn't take the for a while. I decided to start taking them again and just read the small print which says "refrigerate after opening" (silly of meredface)

They've been stored in the cupboard for 10 months, but don't expire till 2019. Would it benefit me to still take them or is the bacteria dead?

2

I am not an expert but as I have done research on probiotics I would think they probably aren't good anymore. I have seen some thst need to be refrigerated and some thst dont. I dont think I would use them.

3

They probably won't do any good now.

Tbh most probiotics aren't worth the money as they don't actually make it to the intestine, They get killed off by stomach acid.