Probiotic Benefits for Children
Most people appreciate the value of pro and prebiotics in children who have had antibiotics or diarrhoea, but the blog GreenMedInfo lists a spectacular number of benefits (the web link can be seen by clicking on the green link words), especially to do with infections and allergies. This is not totally surprising as we are now realising the importance of gut health, the bacteria in our gut, the immune component of the gut and relationship to many of today's diseases.
Maybe we should be giving them regularly to our kids (as well as ourselves) from the time they start taking solids.
- There is evidence to suggest probiotics are safe and effective in treating persistent diarrhea in children.
- Saccharomyces boulardii has therapeutic properties in the treatment of acute diarrhea in children.
- Lactic acid bacteria as probiotics reduce the risk for infantile eczema.
- Probiotic and prebiotic supplementation improves the symptoms of children with atopic dermatitis.
- Probiotics and prebiotics significantly prevent eczema and atopic eczema in infants.
