Marta Zaraska September 15, 2021 In 1950, at Staten Island’s Sea View Hospital, a group of patients with terminal tuberculosis were given a new antibiotic called isoniazid, which caused some unexpected side effects. The patients reported euphoria, mental stimulation, and improved sleep, and even began socializing with more vigor. The press was all over the case, writing about the sick “dancing...
Tag: <span>Probiotics</span>
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Pre- and probiotics keep intestinal barriers strong
by Tracey Peake, North Carolina State University Credit: Alicia Harper, Pexels We hear a lot about how probiotics are key to gut health, and therefore an important component of overall health. The same goes for prebiotics, another weapon in the arsenal of gut-helping molecules. But how do pre- and probiotics work, exactly, and are they all...
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Probiotics associated with fewer respiratory symptoms in overweight and older people
DIGESTIVE DISEASE WEEK Bethesda, MD (May 14, 2021) — Daily probiotic use was associated with fewer upper respiratory symptoms in overweight and older people, according to a study that suggests a potential role for probiotics in preventing respiratory infections. The study was selected for presentation at Digestive Disease Week® (DDW) 2021. “This is not necessarily...
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Probiotics or prebiotics? Exploring the complex world of ‘gut’ health
by University of Missouri An illustration of the non-invasive way for identifying the major functions of the gastrointestinal tract. Credit: Marina Resnyanskaya A healthy person has a general balance of good and bad bacteria. But that balance is thrown off when someone gets sick. So, to help boost their levels of good bacteria, many people take...
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Probiotics for treating acute infectious diarrhoea
LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE A previous version of the Cochrane review, consisting of 63 trials, seemed to show probiotics were effective. In this update, the addition of new trials, including two large well-conducted trials; the finding of substantive publication bias; and the use of GRADE led to a change in the authors’ assessment of...
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Experimental treatment confers benefits for the alleviation of nonalcoholic hepatic steatosis
by Liu Jia, Chinese Academy of Sciences Prof. Liu Hongwei’s group and Prof. Liu Shuangjiang’s group from the Institute of Microbiology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has reported the anti-NAFLD effects of a Ganoderma meroterpene derivative that increased the abundance of Bacteroides spp. to activate Bacteroides-folate-liver pathway and further alleviate nonalcoholic fatty liver disease...
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AGA does not recommend the use of probiotics for most digestive conditions
New AGA guideline finds that evidence to support use of probiotics to treat digestive diseases is greatly lacking, identifying only three clinical scenarios where probiotics may benefit patients AMERICAN GASTROENTEROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION Bethesda, MD (June 9, 2020) — It is estimated that more than 3.9 million American adults have taken some form of probiotics, with many...
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Keto diet and possible stomach problems
Some people who follow a keto diet may experience diarrhea and other gastrointestinal (GI) problems as side effects. In some cases, diarrhea or GI issues may be short term while the person’s body adjusts to the new diet. However, these problems can sometimes be more long term and even last the duration of the keto...
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Itchy vagina before period: Causes, remedies, and treatments
Hormonal shifts can cause vaginal itching before a period. Sometimes, however, the itching might be due to an infection, in which case the timing of the itchiness is purely coincidental. Some common reasons a person might experience vaginal itching around their period include a yeast infection, bacterial vaginosis (BV), vaginal dryness, inflammation, and the use...
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How you might benefit from probiotics
Probiotics are live microorganisms, usually bacteria, that can be consumed to offer health benefits. The ability of certain microbes to confer health benefits on their host was recognized more than 100 years ago. In 1904, Elie Metchnikoff, a scientist at the Pasteur Institute, claimed that Bulgarian peasants lived longer by eating yogurt made from bacteria...