Treatment of irritable bowel syndrome using probiotic...

Drug – bio-affecting and body treating compositions – Antigen – epitope – or other immunospecific immunoeffector – Combination of antigens from multiple bacterial species

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C424S234100, C424S246100, C424S093100, C424S093300, C424S093440, C424S093460, C424S093462

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07731976

ABSTRACT:
A method of treating irritable bowel syndrome using a probiotic composition including the bacilli (1)Bacillus subtilis, (2)Bacillus coagulans, and (3)Enterococcus faecium. The composition may further include a carrier medium, such as fructo-oligo-saccharides (FOS), as incorporated in a dose form such as a pill, capsule, powder or sachet. The compositions of the invention may be usefully employed as health or nutritional supplements, food additives, or therapeutic agents for combating a wide variety of physiological disorders.

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