GI Guard AM
by Protocol For Life Balance · tablet or pill · 60 tablets
- Off the market since May 2023 (NIH)
- UPC 7 07359 13345 7
- DSLD label 73783
- Serving 1 tablet
GI Guard AM by Protocol For Life Balance lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 70 mg of calcium, 8 mg of zinc and 100 mg of mastic gum powder. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on May 24, 2017.
What is in GI Guard AM?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 tablet. The capsule beside an amount places it among every product in the NIH database that lists the same ingredient: the bar is the middle half of their amounts, the line in it the median, the whiskers the 10th and 90th percentiles; the green tick is the FDA Daily Value and the red dashed tick the adult upper limit (IOM).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calciumas Calcium CarbonateCalcium (Form: from Calcium Carbonate) | 70 mg | 5% | 65% of 17,831 products listing calcium give more (median 115 mg). Per day at the most servings: 140 mg. |
| Zincas PepZin GIZinc (Form: from PepZin GI) | 8 mg | 73% | 60% of 13,186 products listing zinc give more (median 11 mg). Per day at the most servings: 16 mg. |
| PepZin GI | 37.5 mg | ||
| Mastic gum powder | 100 mg | 66% of 41 products listing mastic give more (median 350 mg). Per day at the most servings: 200 mg. | |
| Delete | 100 mg |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 73783 (entered May 24, 2017), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD. Amounts are what the maker printed; DSLD does not test products. Daily Values: the FDA's Daily Value page.
Is that a lot?
Every amount on this label with a position sits within the middle 80% of the products that list the same ingredient.
The NIH database records 2 servings a day from the label's directions; its % Daily Values are for adults and children 4 or more years of age. The directions as printed are further down this page.
The Tolerable Upper Intake Level is the most of a nutrient per day, from food, water and supplements together, that is likely to pose no risk for almost all adults (Institute of Medicine, 2011). It does not apply under medical supervision. This page compares labels; it is not medical advice.
Sources: amounts from the DSLD label; Daily Values from 21 CFR 101.9(c)(8)(iv); adult upper limits from the Institute of Medicine's DRI summary tables (2011). How positions are computed.
Which products have the closest formulas?
The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with GI Guard AM's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- Mastic Gum Extract 500 mgSource Naturals 2 shared, 82% alike
- Mastic Gum 500 mgCalifornia Gold Nutrition 2 shared, 82% alike
- PepZin GI SootheProtocol For Life Balance · off the market 3 shared, 70% alike
- UlcetrolNOW 3 shared, 70% alike
- Mastic Gum 500 mgJarrow Formulas · off the market 1 shared, 67% alike
- Mastic Gum 550 mgSeeking Health 1 shared, 67% alike
Source: ingredient lists of every product's current label in DSLD (version 9.4.0); similarity weights each shared ingredient by how rare it is.
What does the label say about taking it?
Quoted from the label as DSLD transcribed it: the maker's words, including any claim about what the product does, which the FDA has not evaluated and PlainVitamins does not endorse.
- Directions
- Suggested Usage: Take 1 tablet twice daily, or as directed by your healthcare practitioner.
- ~ Use with GI Guard PM
- Warnings
- Cautions/Reactions: There are no known drug interactions.
- Do not eat freshness packet. Keep in bottle.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Non-GMO
- Not manufactured with wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, fish, shellfish or tree nut ingredients.
- Not manufactured with wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, fish, shellfish or tree nut ingredients. Produced in a GMP facility that processes other ingredients containing these allergens.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 73783.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Cellulose, Croscarmellose Sodium, Stearic Acid, Silica, Magnesium Stearate, Vegetarian Coating.
How many labels does GI Guard AM have?
3 labels are on file under this name since March 24, 2016: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 73783 (current) Entered May 24, 2017 · off the market May 26, 2023 · 60 tablets · UPC 7 07359 13345 7
- Label 68909 Entered December 23, 2016 · off the market March 28, 2017 · 60 tablets · UPC 7 07359 13345 7
- Label 57044 Entered March 24, 2016 · off the market March 31, 2016 · 60 tablets · UPC 7 07359 13345 7
DSLD also links this label to: Clinical Strength PepZin GI Soothe (image difference, same product), Clinical Strength PepZin GI Soothe (image difference, same product), PepZin GI Soothe (image difference, same product), PepZin GI Soothe (image difference, same product), GI Guard (image difference, same product).
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Protocol For Life Balance (manufacturer), Bloomingdale, IL. All Protocol For Life Balance products.