Probiotic agents are live microbes or components ofmicrobes that have a positive effect on the host.Theyexert their action through interplay with the immunesystem of the host.Some of this effect is local andsome is systemic.The full story is yet to be discovered.Probiotics have a definite positive effect on rotavirusdiarrhea,post antibiotic diarrhea and pouchitis.Theirexact role in inflammatory bowel disease,irritablebowel syndrome,other forms of infectious diarrhea,and prevention of cancer is yet to be determined.Thisreview summarizes the data about probiotics in theseconditions.
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Univ Edinburgh, Royal Dick Sch Vet Studies, Easter Bush Vet Ctr, Roslin EH25 9RG, Midlothian, ScotlandUniv Edinburgh, Royal Dick Sch Vet Studies, Easter Bush Vet Ctr, Roslin EH25 9RG, Midlothian, Scotland
Hudson, N. P. H.
Merritt, A. M.
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Univ Florida, Coll Vet Med, Dept Large Anim Clin Sci, Island Whirl Equine Col Res Lab, Gainesville, FL 32610 USAUniv Edinburgh, Royal Dick Sch Vet Studies, Easter Bush Vet Ctr, Roslin EH25 9RG, Midlothian, Scotland