A new RAND Corporation study finds that taking probiotics can reduce the risk of developing the diarrhea that is a common side effect of taking antibiotics. Probiotics are microorganisms that are ...

(HealthDay News) – Probiotics seem to be effective in preventing and treating antibiotic-associated diarrhea (AAD), but more research is needed to know which probiotics are most effective for specific ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Regression models were used to evaluate the relationship between pretreatment diarrhea and treatment arm ...

(Reuters Health) - A widely-used probiotic therapy is ineffective against the diarrhea, vomiting and abdominal pain of gastroenteritis, two large studies in the U.S. and Canada have concluded. Five ...

A problem with studies supporting the prophylactic use of probiotics for diarrhea has been the use of different preparations. Gutierrez-Castrellon and colleagues studied Lactobacillus reuteri 17938, a ...

May 8, 2012 — Probiotics appear to reduce risk for antibiotic-related diarrhea, although questions of which probiotics work best, with which antibiotics, or even how much probiotic someone needs to ...

Are Prebiotics or Probiotics Better for Gut Health? Both prebiotics and probiotics are important for gut health, but ...

Your gut changes on GLP-1s — but you don’t have to feel miserable. These 23 probiotics smooth digestion, calm bloating, and ...

A high concentration of multi-strain probiotic helps to reduce mild to moderate episodes of chemotherapy-induced diarrhea (CID) in cancer patients, according to results of a phase II/III study in ...

Studies suggest that an estimated 20 million people experience traveller's diarrhea each year, and it's miserable for everyone. In years past, people preparing for their epic trips would either cross ...