Steve: For our clients at least, this is the old news. However, it is always nice to see in prestigious research journals.
Scientists at the Cochrane Collaboration say taking probiotic supplements could prevent diarrhea - a common side-effect of many antibiotics. They looked specifically at cases of diarrhea caused by the potentially dangerous Clostridium difficile bug.
Antibiotics disturb the ecosystem of organisms normally present in the digestive system, allowing bacteria such as C. difficile to overwhelm the gut. And people infected with the bug can suffer from diarrhea.
Researchers found 2% of patients given probiotics developed C. difficile-associated diarrhea compared with 6% of patients who were taking placebos. People taking probiotics had fewer unwanted side-effects than those on placebos, including stomach cramps, nausea and taste disturbances.
Friday, May 31, 2013
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