Method and composition for preventing or alleviating symptoms of malabsorption from the gastrointestinal tract

摘要

One aspect of the present invention relates to a method of preventing or alleviating symptoms of malabsorption in a monogastric mammal, said method comprising the enteral administration to said mammal of an effective amount of one or more strains of the genus Propionibacterium and/or a prebiotic that stimulates gastrointestinal activity of Propionibacterium. Another aspect of the invention relates to a dietary supplement comprising at least 10<6> metabolically active cells of the genus Propionibacterium; at least 0.5 g of a prebiotic and/or at least 10<6> metabolically active homofermentative cells of the genus Lactobacillus and/or at least 10<6> metabolically active cells of the genus Bifidobacterium; and a nutritionally acceptable carrier.