Friendly Flora Reduce Diarrhea

Taking acidophilus helps reduce the duration and severity of infectious diarrhea.  The researchers performed a meta-analysisA quantitative statistical analysis of several separate but similar experiments or studies in order to test the pooled data for statistical significance. of 63 trials¹ and were quite surprised by the consistency with which probiotics proved helpful, “A striking finding of this review is that most trials reported that probiotics reduced diarrhea,” said lead researcher Stephen Allen of the School of Medicine at Swansea University, UK. “The beneficial effect was consistent and significant across many different types of trials.”

Diarrhea is a common problem for infants and children and is often induced by antibiotics.  It is of the utmost importance to the future health of any child that digestive issues are resolved quickly and the digestive terrain continues to evolve in a healthy way.  Of course, adults also need to keep their digestive tracts in good working order.