Scientific Basis
The main claimed benefits are referenced to several scientific studies listed by the manufacturer on various of its websites,. The list of scientific papers differs on each country's website.
Claimed benefits range from reducing the incidence of diarrhea and rhinitis reduction for young children, to improvement of the immune function in adults and seniors and reduction of duration of winter infections for elderly.
Some clinical studies suggest potential effects for children such as eradication of H. pylori when combined with antibiotics or restoration of activity of fecal enzymes in children after surgery.
A recent study published by the British Medical Journal suggests that the product could help to avoid antibiotic–associated diarrhea and limit Clostridium difficile infections in elderly patients.
Research is ongoing to determine the effectiveness, or otherwise, of this product in reducing the occurrence of common illnesses in children attending daycare centers in the US. This clinical trial has been registered clinicaltrials.gov (as is now often required for peer-reviewed publication, in order to decrease the likelihood of null results being unreported), but results are not published as yet.
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