PlusFood is the only food in Colombia that has probiotics, Probiotics are live microorganisms that administered in adequate amounts, provide health benefits to the organism that ingests it (Guidelines for the Evaluation of Probiotics in Foods, FAO / WHO).
Bacillus coagulans is a bacterium belonging to the species "Bacillus", it is Gram positive and rod-shaped and is considered a "beneficial" bacterium because it belongs to the so-called probiotic bacteria.
Bacillus coagulans due to its function as a probiotic is used to prevent different types of diarrhea, including those produced by the use of antibiotics, infectious diarrhea such as rotavirus diarrhea in children or traveler's diarrhea.
Bacillus coagulans is also used in cases of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) such as Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. In addition, it is also used in an intestinal disorder known as Clostridium difficile colitis, stops the overgrowth of harmful bacteria in short bowel syndrome and is also able to stop Helicobacter pylori infection, which causes stomach ulcers.
Other benefits:
Bacillus coagulans is used to prevent respiratory infections and to strengthen the immune system. It is also used to prevent cancer or the formation of cancer-causing agents, especially in the case of colon cancer.
This bacterium is widely used and studied in different clinical trials for the treatment of gastrointestinal disorders, vaginal infections, hypercholesterolemia, hepatic coma, precoma and as an adjuvant to antibiotic therapy.
