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Floranex

Lactobacillus acidophilus

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Reported Uses

  • NOTE: see Herb & Supplement Effectiveness Rating Definitions table
  • acne [Insufficient Evidence]
  • allergic rhinitis [Insufficient Evidence]
  • aphthous ulcer (canker sores) [Insufficient Evidence]
  • ARDS [Insufficient Evidence]
  • asthma [Insufficient Evidence]
  • atopic dermatitis (eczema) [Insufficient Evidence]
  • atopic disease [Possibly Ineffective]
  • bacterial vaginosis [Possibly Effective]
  • bronchopulmonary dysplasia [Insufficient Evidence]
  • cancer [Insufficient Evidence]
  • candidiasis, vulvovaginal [Insufficient Evidence]
  • cholestasis [Insufficient Evidence]
  • C. difficile infection prevention [Insufficient Evidence]
  • colic [Insufficient Evidence]
  • common cold [Insufficient Evidence]
  • constipation [Insufficient Evidence]
  • critical illness (trauma) [Insufficient Evidence]
  • denture stomatitis [Insufficient Evidence]
  • depression [Insufficient Evidence]
  • diabetes [Insufficient Evidence]
  • diabetic nephropathy [Insufficient Evidence]
  • diarrhea [Insufficient Evidence]
  • diarrhea, antibiotic-associated [Possibly Effective]
  • diarrhea, radiation-related [Insufficient Evidence]
  • diarrhea, rotaviral [Insufficient Evidence]
  • generalized anxiety disorder [Insufficient Evidence]
  • hepatic encephalopathy [Insufficient Evidence]
  • HIV/AIDS [Insufficient Evidence]
  • HTN [Insufficient Evidence]
  • hypercholesterolemia [Insufficient Evidence]
  • H. pylori infection [Possibly Effective]
  • IBS [Possibly Effective]
  • inflammatory bowel disease [Insufficient Evidence]
  • intraventricular hemorrhage [Insufficient Evidence]
  • lactose intolerance [Insufficient Evidence]
  • Lyme disease [Insufficient Evidence]
  • metabolic syndrome [Insufficient Evidence]
  • nausea/vomiting, pregnancy-induced [Insufficient Evidence]
  • necrotizing enterocolitis [Insufficient Evidence]
  • metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease [Insufficient Evidence]
  • metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis [Insufficient Evidence]
  • obesity [Insufficient Evidence]
  • polycystic ovary syndrome [Insufficient Evidence]
  • postop infection [Insufficient Evidence]
  • pouchitis, chronic [Insufficient Evidence]
  • prematurity [Insufficient Evidence]
  • psoriasis [Insufficient Evidence]
  • respiratory infections [Insufficient Evidence]
  • retinopathy of prematurity [Insufficient Evidence]
  • rheumatoid arthritis [Insufficient Evidence]
  • sepsis [Insufficient Evidence]
  • short bowel syndrome [Insufficient Evidence]
  • small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) [Insufficient Evidence]
  • traveler's diarrhea prophylaxis [Insufficient Evidence]
  • ulcerative colitis [Insufficient Evidence]
  • UTI prevention [Insufficient Evidence]
  • ventilator-associated pneumonia prevention [Insufficient Evidence]

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