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" Infants who are regularly given probiotics are at less risk of developing any gastrointestinal conditions, a new study has discovered. Research was carried out in Italy at the Aldo Moro University of Bari. During the investigation, doctors analysed 554 newborn babies and prescribed either a probiotic - lactobacillus reuteri - or a placebo drug over a 90-day period. After this time, those who had been given the probiotic regurgitated on average 2.9 times per day compared to the placebo group whose average was 4.6 times a day. The probiotic patients were also found to cry for an average of 33 minutes fewer per day than the others. Consumption of the probiotic resulted in lower medical costs for families too, as on average, they saved $119 (\u00A372) over the three-month period. The study authors said: &amp;quot;Giving lactobacilli may promote improvement in intestinal permeability; visceral sensitivity and mast cell density. Probiotic administration may represent a new strategy for preventing these conditions.&amp;quot; Read more on the study here "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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