Bioflor 250 mg

Indication

Bioflor is a probiotic indicated for the prevention and symptomatic treatment of acute diarrhoea of various causes in adults and children, including viral and functional diarrhoea, antibiotic-associated diarrhoea, traveller's diarrhoea, prevention of recurrence of Clostridioides difficile infection, and as adjunctive therapy in acute infectious gastroenteritis together with oral rehydration.

Ingredients

• Saccharomyces boulardii CNCM I
• 745 lyophilised 250 mg

Direction

Powder for oral suspension. Empty the contents of a sachet into a glass of water or juice, or mix with food at a temperature below 50 degrees Celsius; stir and drink immediately. Can also be taken directly in the mouth and swallowed with a drink. Adults and children over 2 years: 1 to 2 sachets per day. Infants 3 months to 2 years: 1 sachet per day (only on medical advice). Duration of treatment is usually 5 to 7 days, or as directed by a physician. When used with antibiotics, space the intake by at least 2 hours.

Side effects

• Abdominal discomfort
• bloating
• flatulence
• Constipation or mild transient changes in bowel habit
• Thirst
• Rarely
• skin rash
• pruritus or other hypersensitivity reactions
• Very rarely
• Saccharomyces fungaemia
• particularly in severely immunocompromised patients
• critically ill patients
• or those with central venous catheters

Precautions

• Do not use in patients with central venous catheters or those in intensive care
• risk of fungaemia
• Do not use in severely immunocompromised patients or those with serious underlying illness without specialist advice
• Not a substitute for oral rehydration in children with acute diarrhoea
• Consult a doctor if diarrhoea persists beyond 2 days
• is accompanied by high fever or blood in stool
• Do not mix with very hot (>50°C)
• ice
• cold or alcoholic beverages
• this inactivates the yeast
• Contains lactose
• avoid in patients with galactose intolerance
• total lactase deficiency or glucose
• galactose malabsorption
• Use in pregnancy and breastfeeding only when clearly indicated and under medical supervision
• Keep the sachet tightly closed and protect from moisture
• store below 25
• 30°C
• Keep out of reach of children