Dear MIRIAM: A BILLION CAN HELP.Byline: Dr. MIRIAM STOPPARD Dear Miriam I'M an irritable bowel syndrome irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), condition characterized by frequently alternating constipation and diarrhea in the absence of any disease process. It is usually accompanied by abdominal pain, especially in the lower left quadrant, bloating, and flatulence. sufferer and I've tried most things with only partial relief. I'm now resigned to having it more or less permanently and try to live with it. However, a friend said probiotics might help. Will they? FIRST, only some probiotics have been proven to work - a lot on the market haven't. Second, they must be taken in an effective dose - some products contain much less than that. Probiotics are "good" bacteria that aid digestion, absorption of nutrients, control fermentation and gas, and keep bad bacteria under control. Unfortunately, many on the market are made up of organisms that lack any scientific data indicating they work. Each probiotic daily supplement should contain at least one billion bacteria otherwise it's unlikely to be effective. The role of probiotics in IBS IBS Irritable bowel syndrome, see there is still unclear. An additional bonus of a mixture of probiotics containing lactobacillus lactobacillus Any of the rod-shaped, gram-positive (see gram stain) bacteria that make up the genus Lactobacillus. They are widely distributed in animal feeds, manure, and milk and milk products. and bifidum, taken for three months in winter/spring, is that they relieve the severity of the common cold. |
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