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For bowel calm, boulardii

Customer Testimonials

“For bowel calm was a very comfortable way of dealing with a stomach upset and I am ‘sold’ on the product now wishing to try others in the range. I travel extensively and have used Imodium as well as Codeine Phosphate. I have suffered from the side effects of the latter and will now carry For bowel calm with me on my travels.” - Jeremy, Surrey

"I have suffered with systematic Candida for 7 years and in order to keep it at bay I take For bowel calm daily. It's the only product I recommend to people who have an upset stomach & diarrhoea. I have had no problems nor side effects; it's a fabulous product and i shall keep using it. I know that when things seriously go wrong For bowel calm will do its job, and naturally... The products are like the staff - exceptionally reliable, and look after my bad health." - Louisa Bray, Narborough

“I have suffered with IBS daily for 32 years and have tried every pill, potion going; nothing really worked… then I decided to try one more time with a probiotic yeast called Saccharomyces boulardii, in the product For bowel calm. To my amazement this probiotic I can take on a daily basis… I have noticed a reduction in wind and spasms. This is a positive step in the right direction of IBS management and one I will continue with daily.” – David, Leicestershire.

“I took For bowel calm during a particularly bad bout of food poisoning which involved a harrowing night of constantly rushing to the toilet. After only a couple hours of taking it, my diarrhoea had stopped completely and I felt comfortable enough to start eating properly again, plus my energy levels are on the up” - Mark, Dublin, Ireland

“I am writing to say thank you for the previous help that you gave me last year when I contacted you about probiotics for my grandfather who was suffering from Clostridium Difficile Disease. After several courses of antibiotics had no effect, he started taking For bowel calm capsules. After taking these for about six weeks, during another course of antibiotics, he had thrown off the bug, which, as he is 91 this year, is no mean feat!” – Emelye, East Sussex

Clinical Research on Saccharomyces boulardii and diarrhoea

McFarland, L.V. & Bernasconi, P. (1993) Saccharomyces boulardii: A Review of an Innovative Biotherapeutic Agent. Microbial Ecology in Health and Disease; Vol. 6 pp. 157-171.

Hochter, W. et al (1990) Saccharomyces boulardii in acute adult diarrhea. Efficacy and tolerance of treatment. Munchener Medizinische Wochenschrift; Vol. 132 (12) pp. 188-192.

Cetina-Sauri, G. & Basto, S. (1994) Therapeutic evaluation of Saccharomyces boulardii in children with acute diarrhea. Annales de Pediatrie; Vol. 41 (6) pp. 397-400.

Kurugol, Z. & Koturoglu, G. (2005) Effects of Saccharomyces boulardii in children with acute diarrhea. Acta Paediatrica; Vol. 94 pp. 44-47.

Guslandi, M., Giollo, P. & Testoni, P.A. (2003) A pilot trial of Saccharomyces boulardii in ulcerative colitis. European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology. Vol. 15 pp. 697 – 698.

Maupas, J.L., Champemont, P. & Delforge, M. (1983) Treatment of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Double Blind Trial of Saccharomyces boulardii. Medecine Chirurgie Digestives. Vol. 12 (1) pp. 77 – 79.

M. Kotowska, P. Albrecht, H. Szajewska (2005) Saccharomyces boulardii in the prevention of antibiotic-associated diarrhoea in children: a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial. Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics 21 (5), 583–590

Erdeve, O. et al (2004) 'The probiotic effect of S.boulardii in a pediatric age group' Journal of Trop Pediatr. Aug;50(4) pp.234-6

D'Souza, A. et al (2002) Probiotics in prevention of antibiotic associated diarrhoea: meta-analysis. Care of the Elderly Section, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College School of Medicine, Hammersmith Hospital, London. BMJ 2002;324:1361 ( 8 June )

Kirchhelle, A., Fruhwein, N. & Toburen, D. (1996) Treatment of persistent diarrhoea with Saccharomyces boulardii in returning travellers. Results of a prospective study; Fortschr Med; Vol. 114 (11) pp. 136-140

Clinical Research on Saccharomyces boulardii and Candida

Ducluzeau, R. & Bensaada, M. (1982) Comparative effect of a single or continuous administration of Saccharomyces boulardii on the establishment of various strains of Candida in the digestive tract of gnotobiotic mice. Annales de microbiologie. (Inst. Pasteur). 133: pp: 491-501

Jawhara, S. & Poulain, D. (2007) Saccharomyces boulardii decreases inflammation and intestinal colonisation by Candida albicans in a mouse model of chemically-induced colitis. Medical Mycology, Vol. 45. Issue 8. pp 691 - 700.

Berg, R. et al. (1993) Inhibition of Candida albicans translocation from the gastrointestinal tract of mice by oral administration of Saccharomcyes boulardii. J Infect Dis. 1993,Nov;168(5):1314-8.

Clinical Research on Saccharomyces boulardii and Clostridium difficile disease

McFarland, L.V. et al (1994) A randomised placebo-controlled trial of saccharomyces boulardii in combination with standard antibiotics for clostridium difficile disease. The Journal of the American Medical Association. Vol. 271. pp. 1913 - 1918

Surawicz, C.M. et al (2000) The Search for a Better Treatment for Recurrent Clostridium difficile Disease: Use of High-Dose Vancomycin Combined with Saccharomyces boulardii. Clinical Infectious Diseases. Vol. 31 pp. 1012 – 1017

Buts, J., Corthier, G. & Delmee, M. (1993) Saccharomyces boulardii for Clostridium difficile-Associated Enteropathies in Infants. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition. Vol. 16 pp. 419 – 425

Surawicz, C.M. et al (1989) Treatment of Recurrent Clostridium difficile Colitis with Vancomycin and Saccharomyces boulardii. The American Journal of Gastroenterology. Vol. 85 (10)

Surawicz, C.M. (2003) Probiotics, antibiotic-associated diarrhoea and Clostridium difficile diarrhoea in humans. Best Practice & Research Clinical Gastroenterology. Vol. 17 (5) pp. 775 – 783

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