Digestive disorders are simply awful. Chronic constipation and diarrhea are painful, anxiety-provoking and harm the quality of life for anyone who suffers from them. Autism spectrum disorder (ASD), which is characterized by impairment in social interaction and communication, makes life challenging for the children who have it and for their family members who love them. […]
Preventing and Treating Food Poisoning with Probiotics
If you’ve ever suffered from food poisoning (sometimes known as “traveller’s diarrhea”) you probably know that absolutely horrible feeling when you’d do almost anything to stop the stomach cramps, diarrhea and vomiting. Food borne illness is caused when parasites, bacteria, viruses or toxins contaminate food through unhygienic food handling techniques, insufficient cooking, inadequate refrigeration or excessive age. […]
Probiotics: A Promising Treatment for IBS Symptoms
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is the most common intestinal disorder in the US – affecting 30 million Americans and 15 – 20% of people in the Western world. The majority of sufferers are relatively young and are female. Even though it is so prevalent, medical science does not yet fully understand the condition and does […]