Majalah Kedokteran Andalas
Vol 46, No 11 (2024): July 2024

Probiotic and Its Fundamental Role In Gastrointestinal Health: A Literature Review

Fatridha Yansen (Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health Science, Universitas Sumatera Barat, Pariaman, West Sumatra, Indonesia)



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Publish Date
28 Oct 2024

Abstract

The gastrointestinal tracts are hosts to a wide variety of microorganisms known as intestinal microbiota. This gut microbiome may get disrupted that will influence the human health. Probiotics can restore the balance of gut microbiota by changing its composition and promoting its stability. Objective: This review aims to compile the role of probiotics in maintaining gastrointestinal health based on evidence-based through the modulation of the human gut microbiome.  Method: This article is structured based on a literature review method by collecting and reviewing papers published in PubMed, Scopus, ScienceDirect, Springer, and Google Scholar.  Results: The administration of probiotics have successfully shown evidenced beneficial health effects to prevent or treat for several main these several diseases including diarrhea, lactose intolerance and intestinal bowel diseases. Conclusion: Probiotics have been demonstrated to play key functions in the digestive system and to considerably reduce the symptoms of a variety of illnesses.

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Health Professions Medicine & Pharmacology Public Health

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Majalah Kedokteran Andalas (MKA) (p-ISSN: 0126-2092, e-ISSN: 2442-5230) is a peer-reviewed, open-access national journal published by Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Andalas and is dedicated to publish and disseminate research articles, literature reviews, and case reports, in the field of medicine ...