Probiotics in GI disorders treatment

Have probiotics been shown to benefit the treatment of GI disorders? 

Yes.

Disease StateProbiotic
Irritable bowel diseaseBifidobacter, VSL#3 *
Ulcerative colitisVSL#3 *
Traveler’s diarrheaLactobacillus, VSL#3 *
Antibiotic-related diarrheaNonpathologic E. coli sero O6:K5:H1 Nissle 1917
Relapsing Clostridium difficile diarrheaSaccharomyces boulardii
Recurrent pouchitisVSL#3 *

* VSL#3 is a concentration of eight strains of bacteria.

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