GI Guard PM
by Protocol For Life Balance · capsule · 60 veg capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 07359 12997 9
- DSLD label 73223
- Serving 1 to 2 veg capsules; amounts per 2 veg capsules
- 30 servings
GI Guard PM by Protocol For Life Balance lists 11 ingredients, 11 with an amount per serving of 2 veg capsules, such as 25 mg of vitamin B6, 1,600 mcg DFE of folate, 50 mcg of vitamin B12 and 15 mg of zinc. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on May 24, 2017.
What is in GI Guard PM?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 veg capsules. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vitamin B6as Pyridoxine HydrochlorideVitamin B-6 (Form: from Pyridoxine HCl) | 25 mg | 1,471% | Higher than 76% of 15,277 products listing vitamin B6 (median 6 mg). |
| Folate | 1,600 mcg DFE | 400% | |
| Folic Acid | 800 mcg | ||
| Vitamin B12as CyanocobalaminVitamin B-12 (Form: as Cyanocobalamin) | 50 mcg | 2,083% | Higher than 51% of 14,425 products listing vitamin B12 (median 36 mcg). |
| Zincas PepZin GIZinc (Form: from PepZin GI) | 15 mg | 136% | Higher than 56% of 13,186 products listing zinc (median 11 mg). |
| PepZin GI | 75 mg | ||
| L-Carnosineas PepZin GIL-Carnosine (Form: from PepZin GI) | 57 mg | 65% of 154 products listing carnosine give more (median 100 mg). | |
| Melatonin | 6 mg | Higher than 83% of 1,557 products listing melatonin (median 3 mg). | |
| L-Tryptophan | 200 mg | Higher than 54% of 605 products listing tryptophan (median 123 mg). | |
| L-Methionine | 100 mg | 42% of 981 products listing METHIONINE give more (median 100 mg). | |
| Trimethylglycine | 100 mg | 60% of 731 products listing betaine give more (median 250 mg). | |
| Taurine | 100 mg | 76% of 2,337 products listing taurine give more (median 500 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 73223 (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 one serving 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.
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 1-2 capsules 30 to 60 minutes before bedtime, or take as directed by your healthcare practitioner.
- ~ Use with GI Guard AM
- Warnings
- Cautions/Interactions: Do not drive or use machinery for 4 to 5 hours after taking melatonin. Theoretically, concomitant use of melatonin with alcohol, benzodiazepines, or other sedative drugs might cause additive sedation.
- Melatonin may interact with anti-coagulant/anti-platelet medications, antidepressants, anti-hypertensives, anti-diabetes drugs, anti-neoplastic agents and other drugs. If you are taking any prescription medications or if you have glaucoma, consult your healthcare practitioner before using this product.
- Do not eat freshness packet. Keep in bottle.
- 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.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Not manufactured with wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, fish, shellfish or tree nut ingredients.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 73223.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Cellulose powder, Cellulose, Silica, Magnesium Stearate.
How many labels does GI Guard PM have?
4 labels are on file under this name since November 21, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 73223 (current) Entered May 24, 2017 · on the market · 60 veg capsules · UPC 7 07359 12997 9
- Label 45365 Entered May 22, 2015 · off the market March 7, 2017 · 60 veg capsules · UPC 7 07359 12997 9
- Label 23717 Entered July 25, 2013 · off the market March 24, 2015 · 60 veg capsules · UPC 7 07359 12997 9
- Label 15308 Entered November 21, 2012 · off the market June 25, 2013 · 60 tablets · UPC 7 07359 12997 9
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.