Ulcerative colitis and good bacteria
Filed in archive Treatment on July 28, 2005
A small study suggests that a mixture of probiotics may help refractory ulcerative colitis symptoms:
The probiotic mixture, known as VSL#3, contains four strains of Lactobacillus, three strains of Bifidobacterium and one strain of Streptococcus salivarius Ă- all well-known species of good bacteria.
Although VSL#3 has been shown to maintain remission of ulcerative colitis, there have been no studies on the mixture's use in the active, symptom-producing phase of the disease, co-investigator Dr. Richard N. Fedorak, from the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada, and colleagues note in the American Journal of Gastroenterology.
They therefore enrolled 34 patients with active ulcerative colitis who were treated with VSL#3 twice daily for 6 weeks. A variety of standard treatments had been tried on the patients first, all to no avail.
Remission occurred in 53 percent of the patients and an additional 24 percent experienced some degree of improvement in symptoms. A few patients experienced no improvement or worsening of their symptoms.
("Good bacteria useful for ulcerative colitis", Reuters/ABC News, Jul.28)
Although VSL#3 has been shown to maintain remission of ulcerative colitis, there have been no studies on the mixture's use in the active, symptom-producing phase of the disease, co-investigator Dr. Richard N. Fedorak, from the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada, and colleagues note in the American Journal of Gastroenterology.
They therefore enrolled 34 patients with active ulcerative colitis who were treated with VSL#3 twice daily for 6 weeks. A variety of standard treatments had been tried on the patients first, all to no avail.
Remission occurred in 53 percent of the patients and an additional 24 percent experienced some degree of improvement in symptoms. A few patients experienced no improvement or worsening of their symptoms.
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Han
(04/19/06 2:37am)
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Andy
(02/21/09 8:08am)
The World Health Organization defines probiotics as “live microorganisms, which, when administered in adequate amounts, confer health benefit on the host.” Probiotics are considered part of complementary or alternative medicine (CAM). Probiotics are commonly called “good” or “friendly” bacteria.
"By definition, a probiotic is any substance containing live organisms that, when ingested, have a beneficial effect on the host by altering the body's intestinal microflora," says physician Robynne Chutkan, Associate Professor of Medicine at Georgetown University Medical Center in Washington, D.C. The theory is that certain strains of these live organisms -- or good bacteria -- can displace bad bacteria in the gut. The challenge is figuring out which combination of bacterial strains -- and at which doses -- might be effective.
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"By definition, a probiotic is any substance containing live organisms that, when ingested, have a beneficial effect on the host by altering the body's intestinal microflora," says physician Robynne Chutkan, Associate Professor of Medicine at Georgetown University Medical Center in Washington, D.C. The theory is that certain strains of these live organisms -- or good bacteria -- can displace bad bacteria in the gut. The challenge is figuring out which combination of bacterial strains -- and at which doses -- might be effective.
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Andy,
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