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Patients and doctors finding benefits in probiotics

pjstar.com — PEORIA — Probiotics have long resided in the human gut. Only recently has the word moved to the tip of the tongue of many central Illinoisans. "People read about it and are interested," said Dr. Antoine Dawalibi, who practices family medicine at Methodist Medical Group at Peartree.

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  • louiebaur, on 07/09/2008, -2/+8Great article Stuart!
  • BCCStu, on 07/09/2008, -1/+5Probiotics are taking off. Just an interesting article I found from the PJ Star.
  • beauley, on 07/09/2008, -1/+3Most all of us have heard of antibiotics since we were a child. Whenever we got an infection, mom took us to the family doctor, or to the emergency room at the nearest hospital and were administered the shot. In many cases, it was administered orally. Pro
    http://www.healthmad.com/Home-Health/Probiotics-Th ...
    Probiotics: Their Absolute Need in the Human Body
  • ColonelTribune, on 07/09/2008, -0/+2I get all of the culture I need from yogurt. Thank you very much.

    (Probiotic yogurt, that is.)
  • AmyVernon, on 07/09/2008, -1/+3interesting stuff
  • elenadragon, on 07/09/2008, -0/+4Probiotics improved my IBS symptoms greatly. I take them in pill form daily and can eat a much wider assortment of food now without having symptoms.
  • jcorn1, on 07/09/2008, -0/+2We love probiotics and it saved us tons of money so we didn't have to take meds for IBS and other digestive symptoms :)
  • Robart, on 07/09/2008, -0/+4I've been prescribing probiotics for 20 years especially after patients come off of antibiotics. I was called nuts by other doctors.
  • Bukowsky, on 07/10/2008, -0/+2Ironically.. I just started taking a probiotic myself. There's a strain called Bacillus laterosporus, it's a spore bearing bacteria, that helps boost your immune system and keep your digestion issues under control. It's actually something I would recommend everyone take, especially if your diet mainly consists of fast food & TV dinners.
  • hep2djive, on 07/10/2008, -0/+1Its amazing how much we can stay away from any suplimentation if we will just eat right.
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