Asthma
Asthma is a chronic lung condition, causing inflammation of the bronchial tubes and airway obstruction.
Symptoms include:
• Wheezing
• Coughing
• Shortness of breath
• Increased mucus production
Studies now being undertaken to treat asthma as well as to prevent asthma, include the use of probiotics, as a safe and effective alternative treatment.
One hypothesis regarding the onset of asthma which has growing support is known as the hygiene hypothesis," which says that little or no exposure to bacteria and viruses during a critical period of infancy can lead to an imbalance in the immune system and result in diseases such as asthma, especially in high-risk groups, like children with parents who have asthma.
Approximately 80 percent of the body’s immune system is localised in the gastro-intestinal tract and experimental data and clinical studies undertaken have shown that the immune system of infants can be stimulated by intestinal bacteria, with specific probiotics and pre-biotics being shown to promote mucosal immunologic maturation in infants
Specialists in the field of microbiology continue to confirm that the human strains of gut ‘microbiota’ as are found in Progurt are the superior choice for supplementation by humans, for the treatment of asthma and also in asthma prevention when given to ‘at risk’ pregnant women.
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