Prebiotic compositions
View Patent ↗The present invention concerns nutritional compositions comprising oligosaccharides for controlling inflammatory bowel disease and related disorders, such as diarrhea and constipation.
1. A method of promoting the growth of Lactobacilli , the method comprising: administering to a mammal a composition comprising a) about 15 g to about 20 g of a fructo-oligosaccharide (FOS) and galacto-oligosaccharide (GOS) blend per 100 mL of composition; (b) each of said oligofructose and oligogalctose are composed of chains with a degree of polymerization ranging from about 2 to about 7; (c) the weight ratio of FOS and GOS is from about 0.5 to about 20; and (d) the FOS and GOS are capable of synergistically promoting the growth of Lactobacilli , such that their combined prebiotic property is greater than the sum of their individual prebiotic properties.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein said mammal is a human.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein said composition is a nutritional composition.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein said composition is a nutritional composition for treating gastrointestinal disorders.
5. The method of claim 4 , wherein said gastrointestinal disorders is diarrhea.
6. The method of claim 4 , wherein said gastrointestinal disorders is constipation.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein said composition is a nutritionally complete composition.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein said composition is a low calorie nutritional composition.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein said composition is a high calorie nutritional composition.
10. The method of claim 4 , wherein said treating is selected from the group consisting of maintaining the intestinal flora, restoring the intestinal flora, and combinations thereof.
11. The method of claim 4 , wherein said treating is treating a condition selected from the group consisting of inflammatory bowel disease, ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, and combinations thereof.
12. The method of claim 4 , wherein said treating is selected from the group consisting of stimulating the growth of bifidobacteria, stimulating the growth of lactobacilli , and combinations thereof.
13. The method of claim 4 , wherein said treating is inhibiting the growth of at least one of bacteroides , clostridia, coliforms, and sulphate reducing bacteria.
14. The method of claim 4 , wherein said treating is the treatment of infection by pathogenic gut bacteria.