Uso de probióticos na nutrição de cães com Doença Inflamatória Intestinal (DII) – uma atualização

Abstract
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.