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What is the probiotic therapy in treatment of rota-virus gastroenteritis ?

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Dr. Shiroko Sokitch answered

Specializes in Holistic Medicine

Bifidobacter: A study done on 75 people in istanbul compared sacromyces boulardii and bifidobacter against nothing in children who got rotavirus. Both sacro b and bifidobacter helped improve more than nothing. So probably any probiotic would be better than nothing.

Answered 6/3/2014

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