7 Useful Probiotics Identified by Scripps Clinic Gastroenterologist

Walter J. Coyle, MD, director of the Scripps Clinic Gastroenterology Fellowship Program, discussed the potential benefits of seven probiotics on the market in Internal Medical News.

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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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