Gut Probiota

If you're like many other people (including myself till I started researching this), you might only have a vague idea about what a healthy gut is. You likely know there are bacteria in your gut, that antibiotics destroy those bacteria and that you need to eat yogurt to put those bacteria back. You likely don't know you need to eat special yogurt containing active live cultures to bring bacteria back in your

More than a century ago the notion of microbiota working as a regulator for health and disease was already in use. They realized that consuming large amounts of fermented milk helped with their longevity. This began the foundation of probiotics. However, the oral probiotics that are used today are at a lower amount than what is contained in the colon. After cycling through the digestive system it is

Probiotics are a very popular topic nowadays, especially now that we have Jamie Lee Curtis as the Activia (A Dannon brand of yogurt) spokeswoman touting the benefits of probiotics for bowel irregularity. The use of probiotics has gained interest and support among those who seek natural methods or preventing and/or combating chronic illnesses.

Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) is an anaerobic, Gram-positive, bacillus-shaped bacterium that causes the disease Clostridium Difficile Infection (CDI). One of the reasons this particular species is so successful and disease-causing is because it possesses the ability to form spores, which makes it very difficult to eradicate, as these spores are able to survive extreme conditions. C. difficile flourishes in the gastrointestinal tracts of individuals who have been prescribed broad spectrum antibiotics, as these tend to disrupt the normal microbiota. If an individual has previously contracted CDI, the likelihood of future infection(s) is more likely than if it were never contracted, at a rate of ~35%. The aim of this study, which is actually the first of its kind, is to utilize the probiotic Lactobacillus casei Shirota (L. casei Shirota) to attempt to suppress the recurrence of CDI after an initial infection. Probiotics contain a live strain(s) of “healthy” bacteria that help rather than harm an individual, and they work by competing with C. difficile’s

Gut microbiome is one of the densest, most dynamic, and complex microorganism populations located in the body (Costa et al., 2012). Gut microbes act against transient pathogens, aid in digestion and absorption, stimulate the immune system, and support enteroctyes (Suchodoiski et al., 2012). Gut microbiome population differs between species, individuals, and organs (Fraga et al., 2011). It is noted that there are one billion microbes from one drop of cecal fluid, consisting of anaerobic microorganisms such as bacteria, fungi, protozoa, and archae (Fraga et al., 2012). If these microbes are changed, this could result in gastrointestinal disease and even death. Clostridium perfringens, Clostridium difficle, Escherichia coli general and K-12, and Streptococcus bovis/equinus complex (SBEC) are common bacteria found in the microbiome of the hindgut. These strains are considered opportunistic bacteria, and if the immune system becomes compromised by changes to the hindgut microbiome, this will trigger proliferation of harmful and opportunistic bacteria that can cause numerous gastrointestinal

It’s amazing how in sync our bodies are when it comes to keeping us healthy. To maintain optimal health all the systems within your body need to work closely together and support each other, if something is off balance it not only impact that specific area but symptoms can show up all over the body.

The use of probiotics falls under the term “complementary and alternative medicine” (CAM), a term that encompasses a large number of different health care practices and products that are used with, or in place of, conventional medicine. CAM is the main focus of the National Center of Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH), a center within the National Institutes of Health, which is itself an agency of the U.S. Department of Health. [1] The NCCIH’s role is to define the usefulness and safety of CAM and the role it has on improving health and healthcare practices. [2] However, the NCCIH does not provide any regulation on the use of CAM practices or products.

Probiotics are friendly, live bacteria that help maintain a natural balance of organisms in the intestines. Normally, the intestines have about 400 types of probiotic bacteria that serve to reduce harmful bacteria and keep the digestive system healthy. Each child (and adult) has trillions of different microbes living in him, and no two kids have the same mix of bacteria. Two of the most common categories of beneficial bacteria that naturally occur in our body are called Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium. Whatever the benefit, it's important to note that probiotics' infection-fighting effects are only temporary. This is because the probiotics don't build up in your child's gastrointestinal system.

The clinical problem that will be addressed for the purpose of the critical appraisal is the use of probiotics to prevent antibiotic-associated diarrhea. The prevalence of diarrhea related to use antibiotic usage is a commonly acknowledge the adverse effect in patients. Therefore, further understanding into what can prevent such an adverse effect can be of significant benefit.

In this week’s discussion, I will be speaking on Bifidobacterium animalis, Bifidobacterium animalis is a gram-positive, anaerobic, bacterium where it can be found in the large intestines (www.probiotic.org). This organism is called a type of probiotic, or bacteria that works to promote a healthy digestive tract. Bifidobacterium animalis is considered a probiotics, Probiotics is a bacteria brought into the body for all of its qualities. Probiotics competes between the food and space to help keep up a digestive balance. The type of creature Bifidobacterium animalis is a bacterium. As I was doing my research I read that it helps bacteria from growing in the digestive system and that also it fights so you do not catch a cold, infections or even

Recently, the interests in healthy diets that is believed to prevent several diseases has been increased and this makes the study and the development of new functional foods to become more essential. Probiotics and prebiotics are food additives that may have positive results on the composition of gut microbiota and this causes it to be a topic of research (Prado et al, 2008). Normally, most of the probiotic products that has been sold in the market is in the form of fermented milks and yoghurts; however, vegetarian consumers tend to be increased in number in all over the developed countries and this leads to the consumer’s demand of the vegetarian probiotic products (Venter, 1999).

Bifidobacterium bifidum is a gram positive bacteria that is anaerobic, non-spore forming, and non-motile; it is commonly found in the intestinal and vaginal mucosa of humans and animals as a part of their natural flora (3). It has also been found in human and animal feces, and beef and pork meat (2). In recent years, it has experienced a surge in popularity by not only the medical but also science community because of its abundance in natural flora. Bifidobacterium bifidum is a probiotic that has a symbiotic bacteria-host relationship by playing a beneficial role in the lower gastrointestinal tract by maintaining microbial balance by “inhibiting the growth of potential

It is important to separate the adult from the pediatric population, as adults have more risk factors to consider as they get older related to co-morbidities (McFarland et al., 2016). Selection bias was controlled with all of the studies having random assignment (Melnyk & Fineout-Overholt, 2015). Validity was enhanced as three of the RCT’s used double blinding, and the study conducted by Ouwehand et al., (2013), used triple blinding. Double blinding occurs when both the participant and the administrator are unaware of who receives the control or the intervention (Polit & Beck, 2017). The intervention of probiotic or placebo were consistent amongst all of the studies, although there were varying strengths of probiotics used. Three of the RCT’s used a probiotic daily dose of four billion colony forming units (CFU’s), and one RCT used a live bacteria probiotic containing four hundred fifty billion CFU’s. The varying forms of probiotics could serve as an extraneous variable. AAD was the outcome measure in all of the studies, though three studies also had an outcome measure of CDI or clostridium difficile associated diarrhea (CDAD).

This mechanism of diversity caused by many flora inside the digestive track of humans are beneficial because it helps with the digestion of a more diverse product. Even if the probiotic does not help with digestion some other

As a participant of Food and Beverage industry, Yakult introduces its healthy probiotic drinks as its major competitive product. According to the