the irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) affects at least one in 10 people in the world, but it is also one of the diseases for which treatment is very difficult. The most commonly prescribed treatments are antispasmodics and gas absorbents. “But only half of the patients are satisfied with their treatment” explains Prof. Jean-Marc Sabaté, gastroenterologist at Avicenne hospital (Bobigny) during a conference organized by the Arkopharma laboratory. “During the second consultation, the dissatisfied patients complain about the ineffectiveness of the treatments and the lack of relief of their symptoms”.
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Chronic symptoms irritable bowel syndrome include:
abdominal pain
bloating
constipation or diarrhea (or an alternation of the two).
These symptoms have significant effects on quality of life and can significantly reduce well-being, whether physical or social. “In the United States, the economic burden for society, due to absenteeism is equivalent to that of arterial hypertension and is greater than that of asthma” adds the doctor.
The probiotic solution
To date, the drug treatments available provide only a partial and transient response. For patients who are not relieving the treatments, a solution could be found in probiotics. These help restore the good flora balance intestinal tract and reduce “pathogenic” bacteria and yeasts.
Several studies have been performed on the digestive tract to assess the effectiveness of various probiotics in patients with IBS. Among them, 22 clinical studies on the combination of probiotics Vivomixx (Arkopharma laboratory). The conclusions validate their interest in the ulcerative colitis, in post-surgical pouchitis and in irritable bowel syndrome. This new generation of probiotics (it has the strongest use guarantee on the market with 450 billion cfu / sachet and 112 billion cfu / capsule).
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