Jarrow Formulas Bifidus Balance + Fos, 100 Caps (1 Bottle)

Bifidobacteria are anaerobic (live without oxygen) and are found predominantly in the lower intestines. Bifidus Balance + FOS may be taken with Jarro-Dophilus™. Bifidus Balance + FOS is encapsulated to protect the bifidobacteria from oxygen, which is destructive to bifidus. Bifidus Balance survives stomach acid and implants. Bifidus Balance + FOS contains 4 species of the bifidobacteria found in infants and adults.

Benefits:

• Healthy intestines.
• Powerful antioxidant.
• Beneficial effects on anti-inflammatory pathways and the body’s detoxification mechanisms.

Bifidobacteria
Bifidobacteria are a form of "friendly" bacteria which operate in the lower part of the digestive system. They help to release energy and nutrients from food. It is thought that IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome) may be related to an imbalance of gut bacteria. Bifidobacteria provides the functions of converting carbohydrate into lactate inside the intestine. Lactate is an acidic substance, which provides an acidic medium to suppress the growth of harmful bacteria. Moreover, bifidobacteria generates two chemicals, organic acid and bifidin. They act as antibiotic to inhibit harmful bacterial activity. Bifidobacteria is also beneficial to human health by regulating digestive and physical states of intestine. This is why so important to maintain the bifidobacterial activity especially during the course of aging. In the human large intestine bifidobacteria are a numerically important group of micro-organisms which are considered to exert a range of biological activities related to host health. One aspect is the inhibitory effect of these bacteria on other species, possibly excluding long term colonization by invasive pathogens. It has been suggested that the mechanism of inhibition carried out by bifidobacteria is related to the fermentative production of acids such as acetate and lactate. Bifidobacteria are dominant in the gut of full-term infants, although colonisation by them is often delayed in preterm neonates. Bifidobacteria are recognised to have beneficial effects on digestive disorders and they might prevent neonatal necrotising enterocolitis (NEC), a gastrointestinal disease that predominantly affects premature infants. They have been shown to protect gnotobiotic quails against NEC-like lesions when the birds were inoculated with faecal flora from preterm infants, decreasing the clostridial population. The present study was designed to investigate whether oligofructose, which stimulates the activity of bifidobacteria, may enhance their protective role. Fructooligosaccharides (FOS)
Fructooligosaccharides (FOS) refer to a class of non-digestible carbohydrates or sugars that occur naturally in a wide variety of foods throughout the plant kingdom. Since they are non-digestible, they pass through the human digestive virtually unchanged. When the fructooligosaccharides reach the colon, they are used by the good or beneficial bacteria found there (known as bifidobacteria or bifidus) for growth and multiplication. A healthy population of these beneficial bacteria in the digestive tract enhances the digestion and absorption of nutrients, detoxification and elimination processes, and helps boost the immune system.
Since fructooligosaccharides are non-digestible, they provide almost no calories and are thus used as substitute sweeteners. Fructooligosaccharides have approximately one-half the sweetness of sugar. They are also being added to a variety of food products because they provide a combination of sweetness and low calories plus the additional health benefits that have been mentioned. Although fructooligosaccharides occur naturally in many foods, a large proportion of these products are now synthesized commercially.
 
Reported Uses
It is becoming increasingly recognized that probiotic products containing beneficial bacteria such as lactobacillus and bifidobacteria organisms can be useful in the prevention and treatment of diarrhea caused by taking antibiotics. Many of these commercial products also contain fructooligosaccharides, which enhance the benefits of the beneficial bacteria.
Fructooligosaccharides can also help maintain a healthy balance of the "good" bacteria with the "bad" bacteria in the digestive tract. When the "bad" bacteria dominates, a condition known as "dysbiosis" can occur. Dysbiosis can then lead to other problems throughout the body. Fructooligosaccharides may also be of benefit in helping to relieve constipation and other gastrointestinal disorders, including problems related to irritable bowel syndrome, inflammatory bowel disease, and lactose intolerance. 

Ingredient Details:FOS (FructoOligoSaccharides) 210 mg. Probiotic Bacteria 2 Billion Organisms: B. breve R-070 800 Million, B. longum BB536 (Morinaga) 800 Million, B. bifidum R-071 300 Million, B. infantis R-033 100 Million. Maltodextrin, magnesium stearate
and ascorbic acid. Capsule consists of gelatin. Contains: Dairy (milk) and soy. (In trace amounts) No wheat, no gluten, no egg, no fish/shellfish, no nuts/tree nuts.

Expert Advice:All Bifidus Formula / for Lower Intestine / Hypoallergenic/Non-dairy

Suggested Use:Take 1 to 3 capsules per day, with unchilled water or dissolve in mouth 20-60 minutes after eating. For infants and children, empty one-half to one capsule onto food. Or, use as directed by your qualified health consultant.

Cautions:Contains no dairy, wheat, yeast, soy, corn or other common allergen.

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