Open AccessUso de probióticos na nutrição de cães com Doença Inflamatória Intestinal (DII) – uma atualização
Author(s) -
Cláudio Marcos Rocha-de-Souza,
Ana Carolina Aor Zaqueu,
Lívia Rodrigues da Cruz,
Marcelo Gomes de Souza,
Tarcísio Rangel do Couto
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
revista agrária acadêmica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2595-3125
DOI - 10.32406/v4n5/2021/75-87/agrariacad
Subject(s) - medicine , diarrhea , inflammatory bowel disease , gastroenterology , acute diarrhea , antibiotics , vomiting , disease , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
Canine Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) is the term used to designate a group of chronic intestinal diseases, manifested by persistent or recurrent gastrointestinal signs. Known symptoms are vomiting, diarrhea, changes in appetite and weight loss. Treatment consists of a diet combined with antibiotic therapy and immunosuppressive drugs. It is currently known that changes in the microbiota profile can be used as way to prevent digestive disorders, since some probiotics offer benefits to patients with IBD, reducing symptoms and improving their immunity, however, can say that there is still no consensus regarding the recommendation of the use probiotics in inflammatory bowel diseases.