In this article, we will discuss diarrhea in children and probiotics.
Have you ever had drug-induced diarrhea as a child or in your own child?
It says "drug-induced", so you know it is a side effect of the medication.
However, some drugs are difficult to discontinue immediately due to the purpose for which they are administered, so some measures must be taken.Studies have shown that one way to deal with drug-induced diarrhea is to administer probiotics.
The studies include
There was a study that investigated the efficacy and safety of administering probiotics for antibiotic-associated diarrhea (AAD).
The conclusion of the study suggested that probiotics were effective.
In the study.
The study was a review of 6352 participants from 33 studies.
The probiotics that were evaluated included
Bacillus species
Bifidobacterium species
Clostridium butyricum
Lactobacillus species
Lactobacillus species were included in the study.
Studies included Lactococcus species, Leuconostoc cremoris, Saccharomyces species, or Streptococcus species, alone or in combination, administered and tested.
The results of 33 complete case studies that reported on the incidence of diarrhea show an accurate benefit from probiotics compared to placebo or no treatment controls.
After 5 to 12 weeks of follow-up, the incidence of AAD in the probiotic group was 8% compared to 19% in the control group.
Nineteen studies had inaccurate results, with incidence rates ranging from 1 to 46%, because of follow-up failures.Even if these were included, the results obtained concluded that the reduction in the incidence of AAD in the probiotic group was statistically significant.
In the high-dose study, the incidence of AAD in the probiotic group was 8%, compared to 23% in the control group.
In the low-dose study, the incidence of AAD in the probiotic group was 8%, compared to 13% in the control group.None of the 24 trials that reported adverse events reported any serious adverse events attributable to probiotics.
Conclusion
Probiotics have been shown to be a useful treatment for drug-induced side effects.
Although it is possible to consume probiotics through food, the effectiveness of this method has not been shown, and it is unclear whether this method can be used in the private sector, since it was done by administering probiotics.
Therefore, if the results of this study are to be used, it would be better to use it as a method prescribed by a doctor in case of adverse reactions to prescribed drugs.
