Probiotic Found To Be Effective Treatment For Colitis In Mice

Monday, October 26, 2009 - 09:28 in Health & Medicine

The probiotic, Bacillus polyfermenticus, can help mice recover from colitis. Mice treated with B.P. during the non-inflammatory period of the disease had reduced rectal bleeding, their tissues were less inflamed and they gained more weight than mice that did not receive the treatment.

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