Probiotics strains for treating and/or preventing diarrhea
The present invention relates to a method of selecting or identifying probiotic strains capable of acting on the absorption of water in the colon, and use thereof as medicinal products in the treatment and/or prevention of diarrhea. The invention relates in particular to the strain of Bacillus subtilis CU1 for use in the treatment and/or prevention of diarrhea.
1. A method of treating diarrhea in a patient comprising a step of administering, to the patient, an effective amount of a probiotic strain, wherein said probiotic strain is the strain of Bacillus subtilis CU1 deposited at the Collection Nationale de Cultures de Microorganismes (CNCM) on Oct. 25, 2001 under number I-2745.
2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the diarrhea is acute diarrhea or chronic diarrhea.
3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the diarrhea is diarrhea of infectious origin or diarrhea of noninfectious origin.