Additional situations in which probiotics may be of value include mitigation of Value include mitigation of diarrhea of miscellaneous causes;prophylaxis of gastrointestinal infection, includ ing traveler's diam hea; and immunomodulation Trials in gastrointestinal diseases that involve the ecosystem, e.g., Helicobacrer plori infections, inflammatory bowel disease, and colon cancer, are currently being performed.
One of the most widely touted benefits of yogurt consumption is said to be the enhancement of the immune system.
It has been proposed that L.A.B and fermented milks modulate certain parameters of both the nonspecific and specific immune responses.
The link between these benefits and the immune system, however, has not been identified and the mechanisms involved are still unknown.