Probiotic Yeast

AUXOFERM^® Saccharomyces boulardii is a probiotic yeast and used in the treatment of specific gut and digestive diseases. It is resistant to most antibiotics and also much more acid-resistant and, therefore, better able to survive the passage through the gastrointestinal tract. It is beneficial to use it in combination with probiotic bacteria as it has a different mode of action. This probiotic yeast has the ability to bind pathogenic bacteria and epithelia receptors, thereby blocking the pathogen adherence to the epithelia, and it helps to maintain the epithelia barrier integrity.

This is a unique feature that differs from other probiotic microorganisms. Through binding to the epithelia receptor of the host, S. boulardii also modulates the host cell innate and adaptive immune system to counteract pro-inflammatory responses. Furthermore, S. boulardii improves the consumption of nutrients by stimulating the release of digestive enzymes.