Health Tip: Should You Take Probiotics?
From an October 20th Health Day news item
By Diana Kohnle
(HealthDay News) — Probiotics are micro-organisms designed to help manage digestive health. Manufacturers are now including them in everything from yogurt to granola bars, the American Gastroenterological Association says.
[Probiotics: What They Are and What They Can Do for You]
While studies have shown that probiotics may help people with a host of digestive conditions, their benefit hasn’t been proven in people with severely compromised immune systems, the association says.
On the other hand, probiotics may help treat people with:
- Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).
- Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
- Diarrhea caused by infection with a virus, bacteria or parasite.
- Diarrhea caused by taking antibiotics.
HealthDay
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