{"id":5138,"date":"2021-09-07T07:14:16","date_gmt":"2021-09-07T05:14:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.laboratoiresactiva.com\/en\/?p=5138"},"modified":"2022-11-24T10:06:15","modified_gmt":"2022-11-24T09:06:15","slug":"b-infantis-the-forgotten-but-essential-probiotic-strain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.laboratoiresactiva.com\/en\/b-infantis-the-forgotten-but-essential-probiotic-strain\/","title":{"rendered":"B. Infantis, the forgotten but essential probiotic strain"},"content":{"rendered":"

B. Infantis,
\nthe forgotten but essential probiotic strain<\/h2>\n<\/div>
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The microbiome plays an essential role in our immunity<\/strong>. We are born with a \u201ccapital\u201d that is directly linked to the one of our mother, as our first exposure to external pathogens is in the womb, and colonization of the baby microbiome happens at birth soon as the water bag breaks, and natural delivery allows the baby to come in contact with the mother’s microbiome to seed its own. Children born through c-section may lack exposure to some beneficial microbiota strains<\/strong> (probiotics) which are essential support for digestive health and building strong immunity.<\/p>\n

The Bifidobacterium infantis strain of bacteria is one of them. Like the Bifidobacterium Longum, it is a probiotic acquired naturally during childbirth and then with breastfeeding (1). This would explain the greater resistance to infection in breastfed children(2).<\/p>\n

From the same family as Longum, its high nicotinic and folic acid content makes it specific. A theory called “hygiene hypothesis” (3) demonstrates that the increase, in many developed countries, of atopic allergic diseases<\/strong> (such as asthma, dermatitis or rhinitis) is due to the absence of an early exposure to Bifidobacterium Infantis.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Numerous scientific studies support this theory and have shown that breastfeeding and the environmental conditions in which babies are born and fed can influence the composition of their intestinal flora (4). This intake (or lack) of probiotics, including Bifidobacterium Infantis, can alter the initial regulation of the developing immune system and then influence the intestinal balance and digestive health of an individual throughout their life.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In addition, Bifidobacterium Infantis is particularly recommended for reducing symptoms of IBS<\/strong> – Irritable Bowel Syndrome – in women. According to a study sponsored by the P&G Health Sciences Institute and published in the American Journal of Gastroenterology, this strain is effective in relieving bloating, bowel problems and pain (5).<\/p>\n

IBS – Irritable Bowel Syndrome<\/a> – is accompanied by a significant reduction in the amount of intraluminal bifidobacteria, with consequences such as colic gas production and impaired motility of the intestinal tract.<\/p>\n

The intake of probiotic complexes containing the Bifidobacterium Infantis strain allows to re-seed good bacteria and to act effectively without adversary effects to:<\/p>\n