The probiotics he identified were VSL #3 for pouchitis, Digestive Advantage and Align for irritable bowel syndrome, Florastor for recurrent clostridium difficile infections, Actimel for hospital-acquired diarrhea, Activia to increase transit time in women and in older adults and Culturelle for diarrheal illnesses.
Read the Internal Medical News report on successful probiotics.
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