PROBIO-Dâ„¢


1. What is PROBIO-Dâ„¢ ?
 
PROBIO-D provides a Natural Solution to the management of diarrhea for both the children and adults.
It is available in vege capsules form and each capsule contains 250 mg (equivalent to 5 Billion of the live probiotic) of a Yeast Probiotics called Saccharomyces cerevisiae variant boulardii. The strain of the yeast probiotic is imported from France.
 
2. Why is PROBIO-Dâ„¢ highly recommended by doctors and pharmacists world-wide ?
 
This is the most studied Yeast Probiotic in the medical field supported by 75 clinical studies published and used in over 100 countries world-wide. It is used and recommended by doctors globally for over 65 years in the treatment and prevention of various types of diarrhea that are normally seen by the doctors in the general practice or in the hospital settings.
 

3. What are the types of diarrhea that PROBIO-Dâ„¢ will help to reduce its frequency or to prevent its occurence ?
 
The types of diarrhea that studies have shown to benefit from the use of S. bourlardii include the following :
a. Acute Diarrhea
b. Antibiotic Associated Diarrhea
c. Traveler’s Diarrhea
 
4. Why is PROBIO-Dâ„¢ safe and effective in the management of diarrhea ?
 
Being a natural yeast probiotic, BON PROBIO-D is made of natural ingredients with no side effects, it is also highly resistance to stomach acid and bile salts so the product is very stable to ensure that sufficient quantity of the yeast probiotic will reach its site of actions at the gastro-intestinal track.
 
 
5. Why is PROBIO-Dâ„¢ usually prescribed together with antibiotics ?
 
Since Antibiotic are prescribed in the case of acute infectious diarrhea, the safety of BON PROBIO-D in not showing any antibiotic susceptibility nor any risk of transfer of resistance genes to bacteria is added advantage of using S. bourdii to treat , prevent or reduce the incidence of antibiotic associated diarrhea.
 
 
6. How does PROBIO-Dâ„¢ work to prevent or manage diarrhea ?
 
The S boulardii helps to prevent the bad bacteria from adhering to the walls and cells lining the intestinal track by blocking the receptor sites and also will bring the bad bacteria along with the toxins that the bacteria produced out of the intestinal track as it travels along the intestinal track and eventually be excreted out of the body without any colonization effect on the host. Complete excretion of the S bourdii happens within 3 to 5 days.




7. Can PROBIO-D™ be taken to prevent Travelers’ Diarrhea ?
 
BON PROBIO-D is especially useful for the prevention of Traveler’s Diarrhea. Every year, hundreds of thousands of Malaysian are traveling to different foreign countries and it is strongly recommended that we take the necessary precautions to prevent the occurrence of diarrhea while travelling especially to countries where the food hygiene is a concern.
 
 
8. What is the recommended dosage for PROBIO-Dâ„¢ ?
 
BON PROBIO-D is extremely safe and the recommended dosage is to take one or two capsules per day for a duration of treatment that varies depending on the type and severity of the diarrhea and as per the advice given by the medical doctors or pharmacists.