Probiotic Strains for Crohn’s (⭐staring system) As you can see, there is not currently an abundance of evidence for probiotics in Crohn’s Disease. Note that we must be careful when prescribing probiotics in disease states and take a strain specific approach to ensure safety. Saccharomyces cerevisiae biocodex (Florastor) ⭐⭐⭐ 1 gram/day, 12 months with meds showed a significant reduction in stool frequency and improvements in Crohn’s Disease Activity Index (CDAI) score Reduced relapse rate compared to drug only group (6% vs 38%) ⭐ Criteria: Strain name listed Evidence for condition is satisfactory Evidence for symptom improvement in condition is satisfactory Evidence for resisting stomach acid/bile allowing colonic penetration Evidence for sustaining remission in condition Affordable Easily accessible
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