Probiotics in paediatric gastrointestinal diseases.
Probiotics have become increasingly popular and are now promoted as having a wide range of benefits. Probiotics are generally very well tolerated and safe but many of the purported uses are not yet well supported with adequate scientific evidence. Two well-established roles for probiotics in children are acute diarrhoeal illness and antibiotic-associated diarrhoea. This review summarises the evidence supporting probiotics for various gastrointestinal disorders with particular reference to their role in the management of acute diarrhoea and antibiotic-associated diarrhoea in children.
Lemberg
Daniel A
DA
School of Women's and Children's Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Ooi
Chee Yee
CY
Day
Andrew S
AS
D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D019936:Probiotics / Q000627:therapeutic use*