Culturelle Health and Wellness
Generic name:lactobacillus rhamnosus GG [ LAK-toe-ba-SIL-us-ram-NOE-sus ]
Brand names: Culturelle Digestive Health, Culturelle Health and Wellness
Drug classes:Antidiarrheals, Probiotics
What is Culturelle Health and Wellness?
Culturelle Health and Wellness is a bacteria that exists naturally in the body, primarily in the intestines. This medicine has been used as a probiotic, or "friendly bacteria," to prevent the growth of harmful bacteria in the stomach and intestines.
Culturelle Health and Wellness has been used in alternative medicine as a likely effective aid in treating or preventing diarrhea caused by rotavirus in babies and children.
This product has also been used as a possibly effective aid in treating colic in babies, and in preventing diarrhea in children that can occur while taking antibiotics.
In adults, Culturelle Health and Wellness is possibly effective in preventing diarrhea during a hospital stay, while you are receiving chemotherapy, or during travel to foreign countries ("traveler's diarrhea").
Other conditions for which Culturelle Health and Wellness is possibly effective include treating irritable bowel syndrome, ulcerative colitis, or vaginal infections caused by bacteria. This product may also lower the risk of lung infections in children who attend daycare centers.
Culturelle Health and Wellness has also been used to treat Crohn's disease, lactose intolerance, or vaginal yeast infections. However, research has shown that this medicine may not be effective in treating these conditions.
Other uses not proven with research have included treating cold sores, urinary tract infections, high cholesterol, indigestion, cold symptoms, and boosting the immune system.
It is not certain whether Culturelle Health and Wellness is effective in treating any medical condition. Medicinal use of this product has not been approved by the FDA. This medicine should not be used in place of medication prescribed for you by your doctor.
Culturelle Health and Wellness is often sold as an herbal supplement. There are no regulated manufacturing standards in place for many herbal compounds and some marketed supplements have been found to be contaminated with toxic metals or other...
