Review Article - Asian Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences (2021) Volume 11, Issue 73

Role of Saccharomyces boulardii in inflammatory bowel disease

Probiotic is defined as the living cells of any type of organism which is harmless to the individual but show deteriorate effect to the bad bacteria and increase the growth of helpful bacteria in the gut. These can be used to treat G.I.T inflammation. The Gastrointestinal (GI) microflora (‘microbiota’) is a tremendously complex ecosystem that coexists in symmetry with the host. When this symmetry is interrupt, clinical disorders may arise. Microbiota has an important role in infectious G.I.T diseases. Current research has linked intestinal microbiota disequilib-rium to such Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) and colon cancer etc. Additionally, the microbiota has been proposed while a main monitor of the immune system outside the gut. Various attempts have been made to progress the health condition of affected individuals by adjusting the intestinal flora by means of living microbial adjuncts called ‘probiotics’. Probiotics have been defined as viable micro-organisms having a positive effect in the prevention and treatment of specific pathological conditions such as IBD

Author(s): Ashish kumar, Amandeep Singh*, Gurmeet Singh, Lovepreet Kaur, Simranjeet Kaur

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