Alim Pharma her: probiotics can treat infantile colic

December 6, 2019 / BIOON / -- in alimentary In a new trial published in the journal Pharmacology & Therapeutics, researchers found that 80% of children who received eye drops containing specific probiotics (drops of Bb-12, a subspecies of Bifidobacterium lactis in animals) for about 28 days had a 50% reduction in the duration of daily crying, compared with 32.5% of 40 who received placebo In addition, probiotic eye drops have beneficial effects on sleep time, stool frequency and consistency (image source: www Pixabay Com) infantile colic is a very common gastrointestinal disease, affecting 25% of infants in the first three months of life Although it is a benign disease, it is the root cause of serious problems for infants and their families The effect observed in this study is related to the positive regulation of intestinal microbiome, especially the increase of bacterial butyric acid, a short chain fatty acid, which can actively regulate intestinal transit time, pain, gut brain axis and inflammation Dr Roberto berni canani, the author of the paper, said: "our study provides evidence of the important role of intestinal flora as a target for intervention in infantile colic It is necessary to emphasize that this experiment studies a specific probiotic strain with good characteristics, and these findings are not necessarily applicable to other probiotic strains " Sources of information: probiotic may help treat colic in infantsriginal sources: Rita Nocerino, Francesca de filippis, Gaetano Cecere, Antonio Marino, Maria micillo, Carmen Di Scala, Carmen de Caro, Antonio calignano, Cristina Bruno, lorella paparo, Anna M ianncicelli, Linda Cosenza, yelenia Maddalena, Giusy della gatta, Serena Coppola, Laura carucci, Danilo Ercolini, Roberto Berni Canani The therapeutic efficacy of Bifidobacterium animalis subsp lactis BB-12® in infant colic: A randomised, double blind, placebo-controlled trial Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics , 2019; DOI: 10.1111/apt.15561