Probiotic-10 50 Billion - 50 Capsules - Now Foods

Healthy Intestinal Flora

NOW® Probiotic-10 50 Billion is a food supplement that offers a balanced spectrum of live organisms composed of probiotic bacterial strains that are resistant to gastric acidity and known to naturally colonize the human gastrointestinal tract.

One of the therapeutic values attributed to probiotic bacteria is their beneficial effect on intestinal disorders and infections. The intestinal epithelium plays an immunological barrier role, establishing the interface between luminal content (cavity) and sub-epithelial immune cells. Any disturbance to this barrier leads to an increase in intestinal permeability and structural changes in the epithelium, which can lead to an increased flow of antigens (molecules recognized as foreign by the immune system) and cause various types of inflammation.

The effective use of probiotics in these situations is justified, not only in the treatment but also in the prevention of such changes:

• they help control intestinal gas
• they increase the resistance of the intestinal flora
• they help in the remission of ulcerative colitis and in preventing the recurrence of Crohn's disease episodes
• they prevent traveler's diarrhea situations
• they help synthesize B-complex vitamins, absorbed in the intestinal tract
• they improve lactose digestion (milk sugar)
• they maintain proper functioning of the digestive system and the correct pH of the intestine, thus preventing the proliferation of putrefactive bacteria and fungi, such as Candida albicans.

The probiotic bacterial strains present in this food supplement were validated using DNA fingerprinting technology (DuPont™ RiboPrinter®) which is capable of verifying the identity and potency of probiotic bacteria before their introduction into the production line.
This method thus guarantees the identity, potency, and purity of the bacterial strains used in the production of this food supplement, in addition to helping to identify potential bacterial contaminants before production.

Quality: Probiotic Strain Verified supplements are NOW® probiotics whose probiotic strains have been analyzed and their identity verified using the state-of-the-art RiboPrinter® microbial characterization system. The Probiotic Strain Verified seal is a guarantee that the bacterial strains in these NOW® probiotics have been verified using the latest analytical methods. With the RiboPrinter® system, NOW is able to test incoming probiotics as raw material, to verify their identity and potency before they are released for production. The RiboPrinter® identifies individual strains through DNA evaluation, the most accurate current method. Furthermore, the actual potency of each individual strain is validated and confirmed before production, and again after the finished product is produced.

Does not contain: Wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, fish, shellfish, and tree nuts.