What is it about?
Pre- and probiotics are being evaluated for their effectiveness to treat and prevent infectious diseases in other parts of the human body where microbial communities exist.This review examines the scientific data related to the effects of pre- and probiotics on the treatment of diseases occurring in the skin, female urogenital tract, and respiratory tract.
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Why is it important?
The evidence suggests that probiotics consumption can decrease the presence of eczema in children when their mothers have consumed probiotics during pregnancy and lactation. In women, probiotics consumption can effectively prevent recurrent urinary tract infections.
Perspectives
The consumption of synbiotic products can reduce respiratory tract infections and their duration and severity. However, the outcomes of the meta-analyses are still limited and not sufficiently conclusive to support the use of probiotics to treat infectious diseases. This is largely a result of the limited number of studies, lack of standardization of the studies, and inconsistencies between the reported results.
Dr B. Dave Oomah
Formerly with AAFC
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This page is a summary of: Probiotics and prebiotics potential for the care of skin, female urogenital tract, and respiratory tract, Folia Microbiologica, November 2019, Springer Science + Business Media,
DOI: 10.1007/s12223-019-00759-3.
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