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group A, S. boulardii (250 mg twice a day, Reflor�) during 10 days;
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I took s boulardii for many months and still had MAJOR parasites. It might help with that single yeast parasite, but it does not seem to help with larger ones.
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Efficacy of Saccharomyces boulardii with antibiotics in acute amoebiasis - At week 4, amebic cysts were detected in 5 cases (18.5 %) of Group 1 only abx but in none of the Group 2 (added florastor) CONCLUSION: Adding Saccharomyces boulardii to antibiotics in the treatment of acute amebiasis seems to decrease the duration of clinical symptoms and cyst passage.
Saccharomyces boulardii and infection due to Giardia lamblia. (PMID:16798698) Therapy with metronidazole is the recommended option in giardiasis. However, some clinical trial reports suggest the appearance of drug resistance to explain therapeutic failure. Several investigations have been carried out on the effect of probiotic microorganisms for preventing or treating gastrointestinal diseases, but little is known about their efficacy against protozoal infections. The principal objective of our study was to evaluate the efficacy of Saccharomyces boulardii against Giardia lamblia infections. A double-blind, placebo-controlled study was carried out on adult patients with giardiasis. Group 1 (30 patients) included metronidazole 750 mg 3 times daily along with S. boulardii capsules (250 mg b.i.d. orally) for 10 d while group 2 (35 patients) was treated with metronidazole 750 mg 3 times daily and with empty capsules as placebo for 10 d. Patients were re-examined at 2 and 4 weeks after treatment, and stool examinations were performed. At week 2, G. lamblia cysts were detected in 6 cases (17.1%) of group 2 and none in group 1. At the end of the fourth week, presence of the cysts continued in the same 6 cases in group 2 (control group). These findings indicated that S. boulardii may be effective in treating giardiasis when combined with metronidazole therapy
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