Most of us know that probiotics are the friendly bacteria that populate our intestines. Probiotics can help improve digestion and elimination, and protect our gut from invasion by undesirable pathogenic micro-organisms. Probiotics also help the immune system function at full capacity (70% of the immune system lies in the gut).
Scientists are now learning how life-saving probiotics can be (the term literally means ‘for life’), especially in the cancer field. They suspect that one of the reasons that susceptibility to cancer of the colon and bladder increases with age is linked to a drop in probiotic levels in the body. Taking high dose probiotic supplements may help fight cancer by:
- Detoxifying potential colon carcinogens (J. Dairy Sci. 79:745)
- Decreasing recurrence of bladder tumors (Eur. Urol. 27:104)
- Eliminating aflatoxin, a common carcinogen found in peanuts (Food Prot. 63:1133)
- Enhancing elimination of environmental toxins from the large bowel
- Enhancing immune cell activity (Carcinogenesis 18:517)
For example, Japanese studies found that giving people with bladder cancer high doses of probiotics can double the time until recurrence (Urol. Int. 1992:49(3):125). In a follow-up study, it was also discovered that the tumors that did recur were less aggressive and took longer to grow (Eur. Urol. 27(2):104). Scientists concluded that “The potential of probiotics to reduce the recurrence rate of bladder cancer is one of the most intriguing examples for the use of probiotics in medical practice” (Eur. Urol. 2005 Mar:47(3):288).
Probiotics may also reduce risk or progression of other malignancies. For example, by preventing aflatoxin from mutating liver DNA , probiotics help reduce risk of liver cancer (Am. J. Clin. Nutr. 2006 (83):1199). In a study of people who were treated for colon cancer or who had intestinal polyps removed, researchers found that taking probiotics along with pre-biotics (a special oligosaccharide fiber that nourishes the healthy intestinal bacteria), cancer risk or risk of recurrence decreased. The combination of probiotics and prebiotics (called synbiotics) was shown to improve immune response and reduced cellular DNA damage that leads to cancer.
In a review of two dozen studies examining the role of synbiotics in colon cancer (Br. J. Nutr. 2005 Apr; 93, Suppl I: S73), researchers found strong evidence of inhibited cancer cell growth, improved differentiation (poor differentiation is associated with increased malignancy), and reduced metastasis. Synbiotics also improve apoptosis (programmed cancer cell suicide) and increase production of agents like butyrate that deactivate bowel toxins. The scientists concluded that synbiotics present a promising way to fight tumors, especially for their “capacity to protect against colorectal cancer” (J. Nutr. 2005:May:135(5):996).
SOURCE: https://beatcancer.org/blog-posts/the-role-of-probiotics-in-cancer/
Recent research has shown an important physiological action for inulin (Gibson, Roberfroid). Like some pectins and fructooligosaccharides, inulin is a preferred food for the lactobacilli in the intestine and can improve the balance of friendly bacteria in the bowel. Subjects in one trial were give 15 grams of inulin a day for fifteen days. Lactobacillus bifidobacteria increased by about 10% during that period. Gram-positive bacteria associated with disease declined. Bifidobacteria digest inulin to produce short chain fatty-acids, such as acetic, propionic, and butyric adds. The first two may be used by the liver for energy production, while butyric add has cancer-preventing properties within the intestine (Spiller, 1994). Recent animal research also shows that inulin prevents precancerous changes in the colon (Reddy, 1997).
The potential formula that prevent from CA of intestine and has many advantages in the human organism is a combination of prebiotic, probiotic, and symbiotic, and this is all in one in the innovative Swiss formula, called Probioflor and Probioflor plus. This is because with only one capsule for a formation of the good flora in the intestine, only one capsule is enough for a period of 30 days to build the good bacteria in the GI tract. The maintenance of this treatment is kept by the administration of one capsule the first 10 days of the month for three months. So, two bottles are enough to build and maintain a good function of the intestine. More details of the probiotics can be seen in the following link:
https://www.konstantinioncentereshop.com/product-category/viologika-skevasmata/proviotika/
