Probiotic Yogurt Aids in Eliminating Ulcer Bug
(NY, Reuters Health, 4/21/06)

Dr. Bor-Shyang Sheu of National Cheng Kung University Hospital in Taiwan, and team, studied 138 ulcer patients, in whom triple-antibiotic therapy had failed to eradicate the Helicobacter pylori bacteria in their stomachs. The investigators assigned the subjects another course of antibiotics, but this time some of the participants took daily doses of “AB yogurt,” which contains the beneficial bacteria, Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium, for the month preceding treatment. The researchers found that the probiotic pretreatment group had a significantly greater reduction in H. pylori than their antibiotics-only peers. These findings indicate that “good” bacteria is useful in treating H.pylori-related ulcers.

(American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, April 2006)