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ADVISORY/New Chewable Probiotic Comes to America.


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Probiotica, from the makers of Imodium(R), contains Lactobacillus reuteri Lactobacillus reuteri is a Gram-positive bacterial species that naturally inhabits the gut of mammals and birds. Discovered in the early 1980s, some strains of L. reuteri are used as probiotics. L. reuteri is a trademark of Biogaia, Inc.  cells, naturally occurring bacteria present in the human gastrointestinal tract gastrointestinal tract
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The part of the digestive system consisting of the stomach, small intestine, and large intestine.


Gastrointestinal tract 
. Reuteri is considered a beneficial type of bacteria that promotes digestive Ulcers (Digestive) Definition

In general, an ulcer is any eroded area of skin or a mucous membrane, marked by tissue disintegration. In common usage, however, ulcer usually is used to refer to disorders in the upper digestive tract.
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