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Florastor

Saccharomyces boulardii

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Reported Uses

  • NOTE: see Herb & Supplement Effectiveness Rating Definitions table
  • acne [Insufficient Evidence]
  • candidiasis, vulvovaginal [Insufficient Evidence]
  • C. difficile infection [Possibly Effective]
  • cholera [Insufficient Evidence]
  • cognitive function [Insufficient Evidence]
  • constipation [Insufficient Evidence]
  • critical illness (trauma) [Insufficient Evidence]
  • Crohn disease [Insufficient Evidence]
  • cystic fibrosis [Insufficient Evidence]
  • diarrhea [Likely Effective]
  • diarrhea, antibiotic-associated [Possibly Effective]
  • diarrhea, HIV/AIDS-related [Insufficient Evidence]
  • diarrhea, rotaviral [Possibly Effective]
  • exercise-induced muscle soreness [Insufficient Evidence]
  • heart failure [Insufficient Evidence]
  • hypercholesterolemia [Insufficient Evidence]
  • H. pylori infection [Possibly Effective]
  • intestinal parasite infection [Insufficient Evidence]
  • IBS [Insufficient Evidence]
  • low birth weight [Insufficient Evidence]
  • necrotizing enterocolitis [Possibly Effective]
  • neonatal jaundice [Insufficient Evidence]
  • obesity [Insufficient Evidence]
  • periodontitis [Insufficient Evidence]
  • postop infection [Insufficient Evidence]
  • postop recovery [Insufficient Evidence]
  • sepsis [Possibly Ineffective]
  • small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) [Insufficient Evidence]
  • traveler's diarrhea prophylaxis [Possibly Effective]
  • ulcerative colitis [Insufficient Evidence]
  • UTI [Insufficient Evidence]
  • ventilator-associated pneumonia [Insufficient Evidence]

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