Probiotics

Probiotics are microbial food supplements, such as Lactobacillus Acidophilus, that aim to improve healthy intestinal microbial balance.

There are many ways in which the intestinal microbial balance can be disturbed, including stress, illness, and the use of antibiotics.

Several of the pro-biotic preparations are composed of bacteria naturally found in human intestines such as L.acidophilus, L.casei, Enterococcus faecium and Bifidobacterium bifidum.

The way in which these bacteria improve health is associated in research to production of antimicrobial substances, they adhere onto the gutwall (competing for space with pathogens), and stimulate immunity response.

Probiotics - Studies

Pretreatment with Lactobacillus- and Bifidobacterium-containing yogurt can improve the efficacy of quadruple therapy in eradicating residual Helicobacter pylori infection after failed triple therapy. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Vol. 83, No. 4, 864-869, April 2006.

Effects of ingesting Lactobacillus- and Bifidobacterium -containing yogurt in subjects with colonized Helicobacter pylori. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Vol. 80, No. 3, 737-741, September 2004.

A pilot trial of Saccharomyces boulardii in ulcerative colitis. Guslandi M, Giollo P Raffaele University Hosptial, Milan, Italy. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2003 Jun;15(6):697-8.


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