Clostridium difficile Diarrhea
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AAD Dosage
Adults: Two capsules a day up to a maximum of 6 as recommended by a Health Care Professional
Clostridium Difficile is a Common Problem
C. difficile represents one of the commonest causes of hosptial acquired diarrhea…1
Clostridium Difficile is Caused by Toxin A
C. difficile induced enteritis appears to be mediated only by toxin A…with patient enterotoxic and cytoxic properties1

Florastor Digests Toxin A
We conclude that the protective effect of S. boulardii on C. difficile induced infammatory diarrhea in humans are due, at least in part, to protelytic digestion of toxin A and B…2
Florastor Vs. Other Probiotics
In a meta-analysis of six randomized controlled trials with three types of probiotics (Saccharomyces boulardii, Lactobacillus rhamnsosus GG and probiotic mixtures), only S. boulardii was effective against C. difficile disease 4
Saccharomyces boulardii lyo, administered concomitantly with vancomycin or metronidazole, significantly reduced the C. difficile diarrhea and colitis recurrence rate by 41.3%5
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References
1. Pathoulakis, et al. Gastroenterol. 1993;104:1108-1115.2. Castagliuolo, et al. Infection and Immunity. 1999; 67:302-307.3. Surawicz et al. Gastroenterol 1989; 96:981-8.4.McFarland, LV. Am J Gastroenterol 2006; 101: 812-822.5. McFarland, et al. JAMA. 1994;271:1913-1918.