Lactobacillus plantarum
Lactobacillus plantarum is a friendly strain of bacteria which has an important role to stimulate the digestive system, fights off disease-causing bacteria and helps the body to produce vitamins.
Lactobacillus plantarum is a natural approach to controlling digestive issues and revving up the immune system. L. plantarum also has significant antioxidant activities and helps to maintain intestinal permeability. It is also able to suppress the growth of gas-producing bacteria in the intestines and helps stabilize digestive enzyme activity.
Lactobacillus plantarum is commonly found in milk products, meat and a lot of vegetable fermentations including pickled cabbage, pickles, brined olives, sourdough and other fermented plant material. It can also be found in some cheeses, fermented sausages and stockfish.
Administration of friendly strains of bacteria is associated with a reduced risk of antibiotic-associated diarrhea (AAD) by 42%.
Information source:
Probiotics for the prevention and treatment of antibiotic-associated diarrhea: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Hempel S et al. JAMA 2012;307:1959–69. Probiotics for the prevention of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea in adults and children. Goldenberg JZ et al. Cochrane database Syst Rev 2013;5:CD006095.
Friendly strains of bacteria can reduce episodes of urinary tract infections (UTIs) and the number of antibiotic treatments by 79%.
Information source:
Probiotic and cranberry supplementation for preventing recurrent uncomplicated urinary tract infections in premenopausal women: a controlled pilot study. Koradia P, Kapadia S, Trivedi Y, Chanchu G, Harper A. Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy 2019 (DOI: 10.1080/14787210.2019.1664287)
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A healthier, happier quality of life starts with your unique microbiome.