Do Probiotics Work For Kids With IBS?

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Dr. Michael Ruscio, DC

Medical, Health, Functionalmedicine, Alternative Health, Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 24 January 2022

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

The latest batch of clinical research into probiotics therapy includes findings about the effectiveness of probiotics for children with IBS and other conditions, respiratory tract infections, atopic dermatitis, athletic performance, C. difficile, chronic diarrhea, and more.

I also discuss the importance of moving away from strain-specific and species-specific bias in probiotics use, the pitfalls of an overly cautious approach to probiotics dosing, why we at the clinic address gut health before attempting to optimize micronutrient levels, and the value of probiotics for preventive health.

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0:41.3	Now, let's head to the show.
0:43.3	Hey everyone, welcome back to Dr. Rousher Radio. This is Dr. Roushaw.
0:47.3	Let's jump in on more research updates regarding probiotics.
0:52.3	Lots and lots of research being published on probiotics,
0:57.0	and hopefully you are finding it as interesting as I am keeping abreast of what's being published
1:04.0	and using that to kind of fine-tune our approach regarding probiotics and maybe the most high level, I'd just better
1:12.0	appreciate how multifaceted the beneficial impacts from probiotic supplementation can be.
1:19.8	The first study, efficacy of probiotic adjuvant therapy for irritable bowel syndrome in children, a systematic review with
1:29.2	meta-analysis. So this looked at nine randomized control trials of children with IBS,
1:36.5	and probiotics significantly reduce abdominal pain and improved GI symptoms scores.
1:49.1	And so this is a high-quality data point showing how important probiotics are for children. So more evidence there. And I always want to try to flag this for
1:55.0	parents so that they don't make the mistake of thinking you need a special probiotic for kids per se or that you need to be
2:02.9	cautious with giving children probiotics. In fact, I think the most cautious thing one perhaps
2:09.2	could do is use probiotics in children because they have a myriad of benefits.
2:25.6	Next study, efficacy of a probiotic supplement in patients with atopic dermatitis or acne said loosely,
2:38.7	a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled clinical trial, 80 patients with mild to severe atopic dermatitis were randomized to either a placebo or a probiotic.
2:49.9	And after 60 days, the probiotic group had improved skin smoothness and decreased atopic dermatitis scores.
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