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"It is typically transferred by fecal-oral transmission. rotavirus moves from one human to another by ingestion of contaminated water or food and contact with contaminated surfaces. All it takes is one person forgetting to wash his or her hands after going to the washroom and then proceeding to prepare a salad for dinner. Many research studies have investigated which probiotic species can prevent and treat acute diarrhea in children. Bifidobacterium bifidum, Bifidobacterium breve." - Allison Tannis, Probiotic Rescue: How You can use Probiotics to Fight Cholesterol, Cancer, Superbugs, Digestive Complaints and More (Get the book.)

"Lactic acid bacteria in the treatment of acute rotavirus gastroenteritis. J. Pediatr. Gastroenterol. Nutr. 20, 333-338. 122. Raza, S., Graham, S., Allen, S., Sultana, S., Cuevas, L., and Hart, C. (1995). Lactobacillus GG promotes recovery from acute nonbloody diarrhea in Pakistan. Pediatr. Infect. Dis. J. 14, 107-111. 123. Buydens, P., and Debeuckelaere, S. (1996). Efficacy of SF 68 in the treatment of acute diarrhea. A placebo-controlled trial. Scand J Gastroenterol. 31, 887-891. 124. Pant, A. R., Graham, S. M., Allen, S. J., Harikul, S., Sabchareon, A., Cuevas, L., Med, M. T., and Hart, C." - Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey, Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease (Get the book.) "Effect of Lactobacillus on the incidence and severity of acute rotavirus diarrhea in infants. A prospective placebo-controlled double-blind study. Nutr. Res. 22, 65-69. 136. Rosenfeldt, V., Michaelsen, K., Jakobsen, M., Larsen, C. N., Moller, P. L., Pedersen, P., Tvede, M., Weyrehter, H., Valerius, N. H., and Paerregaard, A. (2002). Effect of probiotic Lactobacillus strains in young children hospitalized with acute diarrhea. Pediatr. Infect. Dis. J. 21, 411-416. 137. Rosenfeldt, V., Michaelsen, K., Jakobsen, M., Larsen, C. N., Moller, P. L., Tvede, M., Weyrehter, H., Valerius, N. H." - Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey, Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease (Get the book.)

"Lactobacillus casei has been demonstrated to increase levels of circulating immunoglobulin A (IgA) in infants infected with rotavirus. This has been found to be correlated with shortened duration of rotavirus-induced diarrhea. Lactobacillus GG has also been shown to potentiate intestinal immune response to rotavirus infection in children. Lactobacillus acidophilus and Bifidobacterium bifidum appear to enhance the nonspecific immune phagocytic activity of circulating blood granulocytes. This effect may account, in part, for the stimulation of IgA responses in infants infected with rotavirus." - Sheldon Saul Hendler and David Rorvik, PDR for Nutritional Supplements (Get the book.)

"Bacteriotherapy with Lactobacillus reuteri in rotavirus gastroenteritis. Pediatr. Infect. Dis. J. 16, 1103-1107. 127. Shornikova, A., Isolauri, E., Burkanova, L., Lukovnikova, S., and Vesikari, T. (1997). A trial in the Karelian Republic of oral rehydration and Lactobacillus GG for treatment of acute diarrhoea. Acta Paediatr. 86, 460^-65. 128. Oberhelman, R., Gilman, R., Sheen, P., Taylor, D. N., Black, R. E., Cabrera, L., Lescano, A. G., Meza, R., and Madico, G. (1999). A placebo-controlled trial of Lactobacillus GG to prevent diarrhea in undernourished Peruvian children. J. Pediatr." - Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey, Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease (Get the book.)

"The virus infects the villi, which are small, finger-like projections on the small intestine. rotavirus causes a change in the villi structure that results in diarrhea. It is the most common cause of severe diarrhea in children, killing about 600,000 children every year in developing countries. The incubation period ranges from one to three days. Symptoms often start with vomiting followed by four to eight days of diarrhea. Recovery is usually complete; however, severe diarrhea without fluid and electrolyte replacement may result in death." - Allison Tannis, Probiotic Rescue: How You can use Probiotics to Fight Cholesterol, Cancer, Superbugs, Digestive Complaints and More (Get the book.) "Bifidobacterium lactis, Lactobacillus rhamnosus and Lactobacillus reuteri are known to have positive health benefits in children who are infected with rotavirus. Appendix 6-2 summarizes the clinical evidence on the ability of probiotic strains to fight diarrhea in children and infants. Let's look at some of this research in more detail. As diarrhea can be so devastating, an obvious population group to target in studies is children hospitalized with diarrhea. Here are the particulars on two such research studies that involved children suffering from diarrhea." - Allison Tannis, Probiotic Rescue: How You can use Probiotics to Fight Cholesterol, Cancer, Superbugs, Digestive Complaints and More (Get the book.) "Salmonella and rotavirus cause serious illness at high frequency among the human population. Candida, a natural inhabitant of the human body, can cause havoc if allowed to grow uncontrolled. Lactobacilli and Bifidobacteria have illustrated the ability to inhibit the invasion and growth of all of these nasty microbes. As well, probiotics support the immune system and thus enhance the body's ability to fight these pathogens. Their effect on the immune system goes even farther. Probiotics have positive effects on the immune system, which keeps it functioning properly." - Allison Tannis, Probiotic Rescue: How You can use Probiotics to Fight Cholesterol, Cancer, Superbugs, Digestive Complaints and More (Get the book.)

"These symptoms are most likely caused by a virus—called rotavirus. Children infected with rotavirus usually develop symptoms of fever and vomiting followed by diarrhea one or two days later. So, some of the children that doctors see in the winter will have only fever and vomiting. But fever and vomiting can also be the first symptoms of bacterial meningitis. The biggest difference between bacterial meningitis and early rotavirus infection is that children with bacterial meningitis will not bend their neck because of the pain." - Paul A. Offit, M.D.m Bonnie Fass-Offit, M.D. and Louis M. Bell, M.D., Breaking the Antibiotic Habit: A Parent's Guide to Coughs, Colds, Ear Infections, and Sore Throats (Get the book.)

"In a double-blind study of children with diarrhea caused by rotavirus infection, the duration of diarrhea averaged three days in children who received tormentil root extract, compared with five days in those who received a placebo.46 No adverse effects were seen. The amount of tormentil root extract used was 3 drops for every year of life, taken three times a day until diarrhea stopped, or for a maximum of five days." - Alan R. Gaby, M.D., Jonathan V. Wright, M.D., Forrest Batz, Pharm.D. Rick Chester, RPh., N.D., DipLAc. George Constantine, R.Ph., Ph.D. Linnea D. Thompson, Pharm.D., N.D., The Natural Pharmacy: Complete A-Z Reference to Natural Treatments for Common Health Conditions (Get the book.)

"They fed a group of five-day-old mice only the rotavirus, sure to cause diarrhea, and other infant mice a dose of rotavirus mixed with the various milks. All sixteen mice exposed only to the rotavirus developed infections. None of the eight that got the virus-raw milk concoction, with the most antibodies, showed signs of infection. And only one of eight drinking the pasteurized milk plus virus got the expected diarrhea. Clearly the milk with antibodies successfully bestowed a high degree of passive immunity. The luckless mice given the infant formula, devoid of antibodies, all got sick." - Jean Carper, The Food Pharmacy: Dramatic New Evidence That Food Is Your Best Medicine (Get the book.)

"In addition to a positive effect against acute rotavirus diarrhea,26 there is also evidence that specific forms of colostrum (derived from specially immunized cows or those with confirmed presence of specific antibodies) are effective against diarrhea caused by Cryptosporidium parvum, Helicobacter pylori, Escherichia coli, and Clostridium difficile.17'28' 29>30,31 However, it is not known whether commercially-available colostrum provides significant amounts of the specific immunoglobulins that are active against these organisms." - Alan R. Gaby, M.D., Jonathan V. Wright, M.D., Forrest Batz, Pharm.D. Rick Chester, RPh., N.D., DipLAc. George Constantine, R.Ph., Ph.D. Linnea D. Thompson, Pharm.D., N.D., The Natural Pharmacy: Complete A-Z Reference to Natural Treatments for Common Health Conditions (Get the book.)

"In this study, human Bifidobacterium sp strain bifidum was given to lactating mice and their litters in order to assess strain's adherent properties and ability to inhibit murine rotavirus infection. Results found that following the administration of the high dose of virus, diarrhea developed in all pups. Onset of diarrhea, however, was significantly delayed in pups treated with Bifidobacterium and infected with murine rotavirus relative to litters suffering from just infection. A significant decrease in murine rotavirus shedding was seen in litters in treated with Bifidobacterium as well. —L." - Gary Null, Ph.D., The Clinician's Handbook of Natural Healing (Get the book.)

"Green Tea polyphenols exhibit significant antiviral activity against rotavirus, a common cause of viral gastroenteritis in children (Yamamoto et al, 1997). Extracts of Green Tea inhibited the growth of various bacteria-causing diarrheal diseases including Vibrio cholerae, Salmonella typhimurium, and Salmonella typhi (Shetty et al, 1994). Hepatoprotective Effects: Fraction analysis of Green Tea showed that Fraction III, IV, and V had relatively strong effects on D-Galactosamine-induced liver injury. Fraction III contained tea saponins and flavonoids." - Thomson Healthcare, Inc., PDR for Herbal Medicines, Fourth Edition (Get the book.) "Bacteriotherapy with Lactobacillus reuteri in rotavirus gastroenteritis. Pediatr Infect Dis J; 16( 12): 1103-1107. 1997a Silva M, Jacobus NV, Deneke C et al. Antimicrobial substance from a human Lactobacillus strain. Antimicrob Agents Chemother; 31(8):1231-1233. 1987 Takeshita F, Leifer CA, Gursel I et al. Cutting edge: role of tolllike receptor 9 in CpG DNA-induced activation of human cells. J Immunology; 167:3555-3558. 2001 Thibault H, Aubert-Jacquin C, Goulet O." - Thomson Healthcare, Inc., PDR for Herbal Medicines, Fourth Edition (Get the book.) "Rhoads JM, Keku EO, Quinn J et al: L-glutamine stimulates jejunal sodium and chloride absorption in pig rotavirus enteritis. Gastroenterology; 100(3):683-691. 1991 Rohde T, Maclean D, Pedersen B: Glutamine, lymphocyte proliferation and cytokine production. Scand J Immunol; 44:648-650. 1996 Rubio I, Cao Y, Hutchins L et al: Effect of glutamine on methotrexate efficacy and toxicity. Ann Surg; 227 (5):772-780. 1998 Savarese D, Boucher J, Corey B: Glutamine treatment of paclitaxel-induced myalgias and arthralgias. J Clin Oncol; 16(12):3918-3919." - Thomson Healthcare, Inc., PDR for Herbal Medicines, Fourth Edition (Get the book.)

"Chocolate • Coconut • Fish, shrimp, and frog legs • Non-pasteurized milk and dairy • Peanut butter • Raw meats, poultry, and eggs • Sauces and salad dressings Intestinal Toxins from Viruses If intestinal disease cannot be explained by the organisms listed above, it may be caused by a viral infection. The rotavirus, Norwalk virus, Cytomegalovirus (CMV), and Sapovirus, among others, can cause gastroenteritis." - Dr. Edward F. Group III, DC, ND, DACBN, Health Begins in the Colon (Get the book.)

"In addition to a positive effect against acute rotavirus diarrhea,2,3 there is also evidence that specific forms of colostrum (derived from specially immunized cows or those with confirmed presence of specific antibodies) are effective against diarrhea caused by Cryptosporidium parvum, Helicobacter pylori, Escherichia coli, and Clostridium difficile.4'5' 6' 7' 8 However, it is not known whether commercially available colostrum provides significant amounts of the specific immunoglobulins that are active against these organisms." - Alan R. Gaby, M.D., Jonathan V. Wright, M.D., Forrest Batz, Pharm.D. Rick Chester, RPh., N.D., DipLAc. George Constantine, R.Ph., Ph.D. Linnea D. Thompson, Pharm.D., N.D., The Natural Pharmacy: Complete A-Z Reference to Natural Treatments for Common Health Conditions (Get the book.)

"Use of the vaccine against rotavirus, a type of virus that commonly causes diarrhea, especially in infants and small children, was halted after the National Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration linked the vaccine to a rare type of bowel obstruction called intussusception. This situation is still being investigated. Q If diarrhea is chronic or recurrent, an underlying problem such as a food allergy, infection, or intestinal parasites may be the cause. Allergy testing can determine if you have any food allergies." - Phyllis A. Balch, CNC, Prescription for Nutritional Healing, 4th Edition: A Practical A-to-Z Reference to Drug-Free Remedies Using Vitamins, Minerals, Herbs & Food Supplements (Get the book.)

"Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which is characterized by chronic or recurring intestinal inflammation, has been postulated to be caused by abnormal host immune responses to certain members of the intestinal microflora and/or from a defective mucosal barrier [83]. Some clinical studies have indicated that probiotics can treat IBD (e.g., ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, and pouchitis; Table 1). Probiotics may also be a treatment for intestinal infection caused by pathogens (e.g., Clostridium difficile, Helicobacter pylori) (Table 1)." - Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey, Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease (Get the book.)

"Dr Estes was also a principal investigator, using a grant from Merck for the development of rotavirus vaccine. 49 Two members of the Committee with conflicts had not been involved in the deliberations. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) provides advice and guidance on vaccine policy to the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), the equivalent of the British Department of Health. It also compiles and reviews an official list of vaccines for administration to children." - Martin J. Walker, HRT Licensed to Kill and Maim: The Unheard Voices of Women Damaged by Hormone Replacement Therapy (Get the book.)

"One test tube study showed bitter orange to potently inhibit rotavirus (a cause of diarrhea in infants and young children).17 Bitter orange, in an herbal combination formula, reportedly normalized stool function and completely eased intestinal pain in 24 people with non-specific colitis and, again in an herbal combination formula, normalized stool function in another 32 people with constipation.18'19 Artichoke (page 628), in addition to being an edible plant, is a mild bitter." - Alan R. Gaby, M.D., Jonathan V. Wright, M.D., Forrest Batz, Pharm.D. Rick Chester, RPh., N.D., DipLAc. George Constantine, R.Ph., Ph.D. Linnea D. Thompson, Pharm.D., N.D., The Natural Pharmacy: Complete A-Z Reference to Natural Treatments for Common Health Conditions (Get the book.)

"Also discovered was simian foamy virus in the rotavirus vaccine and bird-cancer viruses in the MMR vaccine. Various microorganisms were present in the anthrax vaccine and potentially dangerous enzyme inhibitors were present in several other vaccines. Duck, dog, and rabbit viruses were present in the rubella vaccine, avian leucosis virus in the flu vaccine, and pestivirus in the MMR vaccine. What most people don't know is that some polio vaccines, adenovirus vaccines, rubella and hepatitis A and measles vaccines have been made with aborted human fetal tissue. Dr." - Andreas Moritz, Timeless Secrets of Health & Rejuvenation: Unleash The Natural Healing Power That Lies Dormant Within You (Get the book.)

"In other studies that we have not mentioned, bifidus with acidophilus or other substances has constantly proven itself a friend to beneficent microflora and an enemy to various invasive agents such as the rotavirus. For instance, a double-blind, placebo-controlled study published in Lancet in 1994 found that infant formula supplemented with B. bifidum and S. thermophilus decreased the incidence of acute diarrhea and rotavirus shedding (production) in hospitalized infants.18 A further study looked at bifidus's effect on mice who were infected with rotavirus, which commonly causes diarrhea." - Gary Null, James Feast, AIDS: A Second Opinion (Get the book.)

"Lack of an apparent association between intussusception and wild or vaccine rotavirus infection. Pediatr Infect Dis J, 1998 Oct; 17(10): 924-5. 48 These figures do not take into account cases which were diagnosed and treated but not reported specifically as intussusception or cases of mortality from other or unknown causes. ACIP, whose members are appointed by the CDC, advises the CDC on guidelines to be issued to doctors and authorities for the appropriate use of vaccines." - Martin J. Walker, HRT Licensed to Kill and Maim: The Unheard Voices of Women Damaged by Hormone Replacement Therapy (Get the book.) "Her paper, which appeared in the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Journal, was entitled 'Lack of an apparent association between intussusception and wild or vaccine rotavirus infection.'47 Horwin points out that Wyeth has donated a total of over $2.5 million to the University of Maryland School of Medicine where Dr Rennels works, and where she is now demonstrating the safety of Prevnar." - Martin J. Walker, HRT Licensed to Kill and Maim: The Unheard Voices of Women Damaged by Hormone Replacement Therapy (Get the book.)

"In 1999, rotavirus vaccine was recommended by the Centers for Disease Control for all infants. When this vaccine program was instituted several infants died and many had life endangering bowel obstructions. Obviously, there was no evidence that this vaccine would cause such serious problems before the vaccine was released for usage. The pertussis (whooping cough) vaccine has been responsible for 70% of the claims in the Vaccine Injury Program and Compensation program." - James A. Howenstine, A Physician's Guide to Natural Health Products That Work (Get the book.)

"Until an effective and safe vaccine is developed, parents should attempt to prevent rotavirus infection by ensuring high levels of protective probiotics, particularly Bifidobacteria. trointestinal tract, enhance immune responses, and suppress the growth of disease-causing microorganisms. What also sets this strain apart is its incredible stability. Most probiotic supplements are extremely fragile and lose much of their potency with time, heat, or too much or too little moisture. BB536, on the other hand, is so stable that it is even added to various food products around the world." - Michael T. Murray, Beat Diabetes Naturally: The Best Foods, Herbs, Supplements, and Lifestyle Strategies to Optimize Your Diabetes Care (Get the book.) "In the United States, rotavirus causes approximately 20 to 40 deaths, 55,000 hospitalizations, and 500,000 physician visits that cost in excess of $ 1 billion annually. The outcome of infection is more devastating in developing countries, where an estimated 600,000 deaths occur annually, and surviving children may fail to thfive." - Michael T. Murray, Beat Diabetes Naturally: The Best Foods, Herbs, Supplements, and Lifestyle Strategies to Optimize Your Diabetes Care (Get the book.) "Subsequent studies have shown that Bifidobacteria enhance the ability of the gut immune system to fight rotavirus via several immune-enhancing mechanisms.8 Probiotic preparations are available in powder, liquid, capsule, and tablet form. The dosage is based upon the number of live organisms. The ingestion of 4 to 10 billion viable Lactobacillus and Bifidobacteria cells daily is a sufficient dosage for most people; infants and children up to age 6 usually need only 2 to 4 billion cells, and children age 6 to 12 usually need 4 to 6 billion cells." - Michael T. Murray, Beat Diabetes Naturally: The Best Foods, Herbs, Supplements, and Lifestyle Strategies to Optimize Your Diabetes Care (Get the book.)

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