The effect of fermented yogurt on the prevention of diarrhea in a healthy adult population

Pereg, David; Kimhi, Oded; Tirosh, Amir; Orr, Nadav; Kayouf, Raid; Lishner, Michael

doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2004.11.001

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“…Administration of fermented milk products containing between 5 3 10 5 and 10 7 cfu/g LGG, CRL438, or LA5 plus BB12 plus S. thermophilus to healthy adults (20-65 y old) significantly reduced severity and frequency of mild, occasional episodes of diarrhea, abdominal pain, bloating, and flatulence compared with chemically acidified milk without bacteria (37,44). Yet, in a study in Israeli soldiers, diarrhea frequency (from 16.1% down to 12.2%) and duration (from 3.0 down to 2.6 d) was nonsignificantly decreased following consumption of probiotic yogurt containing L. casei (n ¼ 254) compared with yogurt without probiotics (n ¼ 275) (45).…”

Section: Prevention Of Infectious Diarrhea In Healthy Children and Admentioning

confidence: 99%

Probiotics and Prebiotics: Effects on Diarrhea1

Vrese¹,

Marteau

2007

The Journal of Nutrition

241

135

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Probiotics have preventive as well as curative effects on several types of diarrhea of different etiologies. Prevention and therapy (or alleviation) of diarrhea have been successfully investigated for numerous dietary probiotics to establish probiotic properties and to justify health claims (the medicinal use of probiotic food and the therapy of gastrointestinal diseases itself may not be advertised under current food laws). Other probiotic microorganisms (e.g., Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG,

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Section: Prevention Of Infectious Diarrhea In Healthy Children and Admentioning

confidence: 99%

Probiotics and Prebiotics: Effects on Diarrhea1

Vrese¹,

Marteau

2007

The Journal of Nutrition

241

135

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“…However, the clinical impact of probiotics is likely to be less robust than in children because the duration of symptoms is generally shorter in adults than in children. In addition, despite the presence of some studies that support a beneficial role for probiotics for adults with acute diarrhea, other studies have shown a nonsignificant trend in favor of probiotics [37], while still others have failed to demonstrate any difference between probiotics and placebo [38]. The heterogeneity in the design of these studies explains in part the differences in the results.…”

Section: Clinical Indications For Probiotic Usementioning

confidence: 45%

Indications for the Use of Probiotics in Gastrointestinal Diseases

Girardin

Seidman

2011

Dig Dis

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Probiotics are live microbial organisms that are present in foods or dietary supplements and that confer health benefits to the host when ingested in sufficient quantities. Probiotics can be bacterial (e.g. Bifidobacteria spp. and Lactobacillus spp.) or yeasts (e.g. Saccharomyces boulardii). The administration of probiotics is often believed to be by and large beneficial for individuals with inflammatory or infectious diseases of the gastrointestinal tract. These positive effects are generally attributed to the ability of probiotics to regulate intestinal permeability, normalize host intestinal flora, improve gut immune barrier function, and equilibrate the balance between proinflammatory and anti-inflammatory cytokines. Of note, however, these claims are not always substantiated by findings from properly conducted clinical trials. Of particular importance, even when results from randomized controlled trials support the beneficial effects of a particular probiotic for a specific indication, the benefits achieved by the probiotic are generally not translatable to other probiotic formulations. This review discusses the gastrointestinal indications for probiotic use and describes the level of evidence that supports the use of specific probiotics for these indications. Several indications are addressed, including enteric infections, gastritis caused by Helicobacter pylori infection, necrotizing enterocolitis, inflammatory bowel diseases, and irritable bowel syndrome.

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“…However, in contrast to children, no benefit in preventing diarrhea could be found when healthy adults were fed a fermented yogurt containing Lactobacillus casei. [14].…”

Section: Infectious Diarrheamentioning

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Probiotics and prebiotics for gastrointestinal infections

Novak¹,

Katz

2006

Curr Infect Dis Rep

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There is growing interest in and knowledge about the potential health-promoting benefits of both probiotics and prebiotics. Multiple mechanisms of action for the beneficial effect of probiotics and prebiotics have been postulated, including prevention of pathogenic bacteria growth, production of antimicrobial agents, stimulation of mucosal barrier function, and altering immunoregulation. Clinical trials support the efficacy of probiotics in the treatment of acute infectious diarrhea, the prevention of antibiotic associated diarrhea, and the prevention of recurrent Clostridium difficile infection. Although some data support the potential benefit of probiotic therapy in traveler's diarrhea, diverticular disease, and Helicobacter pylori, the strength of this evidence is limited. This paper will review the recent literature relevant to the mechanism of action and utility of probiotics and prebiotics in the treatment of gastrointestinal infections.

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The effect of fermented yogurt on the prevention of diarrhea in a healthy adult population

Cited by 52 publications

References 17 publications

Probiotics and Prebiotics: Effects on Diarrhea1

Probiotics and Prebiotics: Effects on Diarrhea1

Indications for the Use of Probiotics in Gastrointestinal Diseases

Probiotics and prebiotics for gastrointestinal infections

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