About Us
Hello, my name is Will and I am the founder of Intestinal Fortitude. I woke up one morning back in 2012 sick as a dog. Based on the symptoms, and the all-you-can-eat Crab Leg dinner from the night before, I thought I had food poisoning. Unfortunately, the symptoms persisted for weeks. A trip to the doctor and a short round of antibiotics got me feeling better for a few days, but then it started again. Another trip to the same doctor and a longer round of antibiotics really did the trick... for a few days.
At this point I was referred to a Gastrointestinal (GI) specialist who listened to my plight and promptly informed me that I most likely had Ulcerative Colitis (UC). WTF? I swallowed a pill-cam and wore a "sweet" fanny pack contraption to work the next day. The results? Inconclusive! So, I signed up for my first ever colonoscopy. The results? I didn't have UC, I had Crohn's disease. Double WTF? The GI doc put me on Prednisone and sulfasalazine, and began to lay out my options for long-term medication. Mind you, I'm in my mid-30's at this point and am not excited about 60+ years of drugs. So, I politely declined and set about researching alternative methods with which to deal with this disease.
I read every blog, joined every IBD related facebook group I could find, Googled every term I could think of. If someone mentioned what had helped them, I wrote it down. Then I went back to Google and looked to see if there were any scientific studies behind these ingredients. I bought and tried dozens of individual supplements. There were so many bottles on my bathroom sink that there was barely room for my toothbrush. Hundreds of hours of research and self-experimentation brought me to the "blend" that has given me several years of almost symptom-free living.
The more I searched and the more I learned, the more I grew concerned with the quality and trustworthiness of the supplements on the market. I knew I'd potentially be taking these for the rest of my life, and I could already see how expensive that was going to be. I knew that the only way that I could keep the quality up and the price down was to start my own company.
I teamed up with a Doctor of Pharmacology to “tweak” my blends for professional manufacturing. I searched for and interviewed many different potential manufacturing partners. (Some of these conversations let me know that I was 100% right to be concerned about the supplement industry). And then AI-5, GLR-6, and PRO-B11 were born! Like a spark of Divine light, the name Intestinal Fortitude just popped into my head and so it began... now you get to benefit from that fateful decision.
Let customers speak for us
I have found Phage 1 to be especially effective when strep throat is going around. It has really helped me stay healthy and fight off various seasonal illnesses.
I have been using golden kiwi prebiotics and phage-1 for about a year. These supplements make a huge difference in how my stomach feels,, I shared it with my daughter and she also is very happy with the supplements. Delivery to Canada takes 2 to 3 weeks and we have to pay import duties but the product definitely worth it
I've struggled with chronic gastritis for three years and have been relying on the maximum dose of PPIs you can take. Even with those, I was still in constant pain.
A month ago, I completely stopped PPIs and began Intestinal Fortitude's "Reduce, Repair, Rebuild" bundle. I didn't have much hope that it would work, but I was wrong. In tandem with the supplements, I went to a strict, non-inflammatory diet (mostly fresh vegetable juice multiple times throughout the day day and sweet potatoes + baked fish + rice in the evenings).
The pain has mostly stopped. And if I feel it coming on, I take additional GRL-6 supplements. It's a game-changer and I finally have some hope that round after round of specialists couldn't give me. So grateful. I don't think the supplements are necessarily a cure-all. In my case, I had to cut out bad habits to let the supplements do their work. Either way, I am incredibly grateful.
These products are working to give me great gut and intestinal health. Very satisfied and know I am taking a high quality product.
I was taking 2 tablets for a couple of months and not noticing any difference so I called and talked to Will and he said to up it to 3 so that is when I ordered 2 more bottles but I came down with Covid and was pretty sick for over 2 weeks so I just started taking the product again I take a lot of supplements and when I got sick I stopped everything except my prescription pills. So I will let Will know in about a month how I am doing with the 3 tablets a day thanks Jan
I like all the Intestinal Fortitude products but my favorites by far are the L-glutamine and GLR6. The larger quantity the better. I’ve tried other brands of similar ingredients but Intestinal Fortitude is the best in my opinion.
This product saved my life! I couldn't go anywhere without the fear that my stomach was going to give me issues. I recommend this product profusely!
I love this supplement. I’ve been taking Colostrum for several months and can feel a different in my overall wellbeing.
Megustaria que sacaran un producto con bacteria del suelo para matar la candida por ejemplo bacillus laterosporus, bacillus megaterium, bacillus pumilus, Bacillus amyloliquefaciens, bacillus mucilaginosos, peanibacillus polymyxa, fabriquen ese producto por favor que tengo muchas candidiasis invasora disiminada para combinarlos con phage1 demen respuesta en mi correo
I have been healing my gut after a rough couple of years that destroyed my microbiome, and the l-glutamine, probiotics, and prebiotics from IF have been essentials to rebuilding a new and ideally functional internal me. I hold my body to high athletic stadards, and this helped get me back on track.
This is actually my second month using GLR-6. It's literally the only product I've tried so far that actually works. Great job guys!
Very happy with AI-5. I take it along with the CLR-6 and can feel the difference. Great duo for gut issues.