Good, Bad and Ugly Bugs: Mother Nature as a Treatment for Better Health in the GI Tract
Thursday, October 27, 2011 - 12:30
in Health & Medicine
The American College of Gastroenterology will hold a special briefing for journalists at its 76th Annual Scientific meeting in Washington, DC highlighting new clinical science that explores the role of the "gut microbiota" - the bacterial composition of the GI tract - and the efficacy of probiotics in treating various GI conditions, including antibiotic-associated diarrhea, abdominal discomfort and bloating. The press briefing will also feature recent studies, including a long-term follow-up study, evaluating the effectiveness of fecal bacterial transplant for recurrent C. difficile infection, and for the potential treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease.