title: [Uses in gastroenterology].
abstract: Nowadays, publications on probiotics have increased exponentially. However they usually are heterogeneous, use diverse strains and doses, and different outcomes, making it difficult to generalize their results. On the basis of the currently available literature, the use of probiotics is supported in the following diseases: acute diarrhea, antibiotic-associated diarrhea, irritable bowel syndrome, necrotizing enterocolitis and inflammatory bowel disease (particularly pouchitis). This paper provides an update of the potential role of probiotics in gastrointestinal diseases, in both pediatric and adult patients.
authors: Sección de Gastroenterología y Nutrición pediátrica. AGC de Pediatría, HUCA, Oviedo, Asturias.. juanjo.diazmartin@gmail.com.
authors: Juan J
authors: JJ
authors: Díaz Martín
authors: Servicio de Pediatría. Hospital Carmen y Severo Ochoa. Cangas del Narcea, Asturias. España..
authors: David
authors: D
authors: González Jiménez
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000209:etiology; D005762:Gastroenterology / Q000379:methods*; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D019936:Probiotics / Q000627:therapeutic use*