75% of the microbiota of the human body is located in the gastrointestinal tract, playing a significant role in the processes of digestion, metabolism and nonspecific defense of the macroorganism. The number of microbes increases as they move to the colon, where they make up up to half of its contents.
Opefer’s Comprehensive Multiprobiotic – the benefits of inulin
Ukrainian patients have access to Opefer’s Multiprobiotic (World Medicine), an optimal combination of live lyophilized lacto- and bifidobacteria (L. rhamnosus, L. plantarum, L. acidophilus, B. bifidum, B. longum, B. infantis) placed in an acid-resistant capsule. The composition of the multiprobiotic is complemented by Streptococcus thermophiles, which exhibit lactase activity and produce polysaccharides necessary for the vital activity and growth of lactobacilli.
Saccharomyces boulardii potentiates the properties of probiotics by exerting antitoxic and bacteriostatic effects against many pathogens of intestinal infections and unicellular fungi, which, in combination with the antibiotic resistance of saccharomycetes, makes Opefera effective in the prevention of antibiotic-associated diarrhea.
The effectiveness of the multiprobiotic is enhanced by the plant prebiotic inulin, a polysaccharide that, being a nutrient substrate for bifidus and lactobacilli, promotes their growth and reproduction. Inulin also reduces the content of opportunistic microflora, has a positive effect on intestinal motility and the functioning of its lymphoid tissue, and has a detoxifying effect.
Prepared by Arina Shevchenko