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  Bowel Cancer Australia
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  Bowel Cancer Australia works to reduce the impact of bowel cancer in our society through awareness, education, support and research. We aim to help save ... View profile

  Hi Finni,
  
  
  
  Thanks for your comment and question about pro biotics and chemotherapy.
  
  
  
  In a recent study pro biotics were deemed useful in the treatment of chemotherapy induced diarrhoea.
  
  
  
  Pro biotics help to assist bowel function and are therefore considered safe, and possibly beneficial, during chemotherapy.
  
  
  
  For further information on Diet/Nutrition and bowel cancer you may like to have a read through the Diet and Bowel Cancer page on the Bowel Cancer Australia website, in particular our Diet & Nutrition: Your Recipe For Recovery booklet, as well as the Healthier Eating and Living with Cancer booklets on the Patient Information page.
  
  
  
  Kind Regards,
  
  
  
  Teresa
  
  Bowel Cancer Australia Nutritionist Advisor
  
  
  
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    benbravery
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    Hi Teresa,
    
    
    
    Thanks for that info, can you please share the link to the study you mentioned finding a positive effect of probiotics on chemotherapy?
    
    
    
    Thanks,
    
    
    
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      Bowel Cancer Australia
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      Hi Ben,
      
      
      
      Thank you very much for your question.
      
      
      
      Please find below a link to the Clinical Study article, from the British Journal of Cancer.
      
      
      
      Lactobacillus supplementation for diarrhoea related to chemotherapy of colorectal cancer: a randomised study - http://www.nature.com/bjc/journal/v97/n8/full/6603990a.html.
      
      
      
      Happy reading
      
      
      
      Kind Regards,
      
      
      
      Teresa
      
      Bowel Cancer Australia Nutritionist Advisor
      
      
      
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      benbravery
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      Thanks Teresa, what a nice simple study.
      
      
      
      I remember checking the evidence for benefits of taking probiotics daily last year and learnt that the term probiotic really is just a marketing term and that evidence showing a positive impact of daily supplementation varied between studies. The overall conclusion back then seemed to be that probiotics only really help under conditions of extreme inflammation - which is entirely consistent with what this latest study shows as the intestines become very upset during chemotherapy.
      
      
      
      Thanks again for sharing this paper.
      
      
      
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