Baby’s First Exposure To Bacteria
In the Baby Book by Dr. William Sears, "Constipation refers to the compactness of the stools and the difficulty passing them, not the frequency of bowel movements....
Nowadays many infants suffer from the problem of Constipation. Dr Katherine Dettwyler mentions that the reason is due to lack of enough breastfeed. She mentions that infants should be breastfed till all the teeth have come out. The reason is that breastfeed is easily digested and contains lots of enzymes which are good for infant's digestion. So probiotics for constipation in infant is a big YES!
We all have heard the benefits of probiotics for adult. Studies have suggested that it is beneficial for infants and small children too. Infants, who are devoid of breast feed at early age, must surely be given probiotics for the supply of good bacterias.
The recent study conducted, found that while giving probiotics to babies it did not improve stool consistency, but children taking probiotics had more bowel movements than babies put on a placebo after two, four, and eight weeks. This suggested that the probiotics for constipation in infants is a big HELP! In fact, babies had an average of three bowel movements per week but nearly five bowel movements weekly after being put on probiotics for eight weeks. Furthermore, the probiotics treatment did not have any side effects, at least according to the report, published online in The Journal of Paediatrics.
Experts do not necessarily encourage all parents of infants with constipation to go out and purchase probiotics.
However, FDA classifies probiotics as a food or dietary supplement available without a prescription. However companies that sell probiotics are not allowed to market them as treatments for any specific ailments or diseases.
On August 18, 2010 a study carried by Department of Paediatrics at Naples University. It has shown that the probiotic Lactobacillus reuteri makes an impact on the symptoms of chronic constipation in infants.
The researchers selected 44 infants over 6 months old who had been diagnosed with chronic constipation and split them into two groups. One group received the probiotic L.reuteri whilst the other group received a placebo, once a day for 8 weeks. The results that came back found that infants receiving L reuteri had a significantly higher number of bowel movement than the placebo group. The researchers explained that bifidobacteria and lactobacilli produce acids that lower the pH in the colon which might help explain the balance between the bowel and the body's micro flora.
Many people have now welcomed these studies and have realized the importance of probiotics for constipation in infants.
Nowadays many infants suffer from the problem of Constipation. Dr Katherine Dettwyler mentions that the reason is due to lack of enough breastfeed. She mentions that infants should be breastfed till all the teeth have come out. The reason is that breastfeed is easily digested and contains lots of enzymes which are good for infant's digestion. So probiotics for constipation in infant is a big YES!
We all have heard the benefits of probiotics for adult. Studies have suggested that it is beneficial for infants and small children too. Infants, who are devoid of breast feed at early age, must surely be given probiotics for the supply of good bacterias.
The recent study conducted, found that while giving probiotics to babies it did not improve stool consistency, but children taking probiotics had more bowel movements than babies put on a placebo after two, four, and eight weeks. This suggested that the probiotics for constipation in infants is a big HELP! In fact, babies had an average of three bowel movements per week but nearly five bowel movements weekly after being put on probiotics for eight weeks. Furthermore, the probiotics treatment did not have any side effects, at least according to the report, published online in The Journal of Paediatrics.
Experts do not necessarily encourage all parents of infants with constipation to go out and purchase probiotics.
However, FDA classifies probiotics as a food or dietary supplement available without a prescription. However companies that sell probiotics are not allowed to market them as treatments for any specific ailments or diseases.
On August 18, 2010 a study carried by Department of Paediatrics at Naples University. It has shown that the probiotic Lactobacillus reuteri makes an impact on the symptoms of chronic constipation in infants.
The researchers selected 44 infants over 6 months old who had been diagnosed with chronic constipation and split them into two groups. One group received the probiotic L.reuteri whilst the other group received a placebo, once a day for 8 weeks. The results that came back found that infants receiving L reuteri had a significantly higher number of bowel movement than the placebo group. The researchers explained that bifidobacteria and lactobacilli produce acids that lower the pH in the colon which might help explain the balance between the bowel and the body's micro flora.
Many people have now welcomed these studies and have realized the importance of probiotics for constipation in infants.
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