Clinical trial on the efficacy of a new symbiotic formulation, Flortec, in patients with acute diarrhea: a multicenter, randomized study in primary care.

Objectives: Few randomized studies have been carried out on adult patients affected by acute diarrhea especially in primary care, which is the natural context for this kind of disorder. Lactobacillus paracasei B 21060 is a novel strain of lactobacillus, which has been shown to be effective in relieving symptoms associated with diarrhea of irritable bowel syndrome subtype and in shortening diarrhea duration. In this study, we compared the therapeutic efficacy, safety, and tolerability of a new symbiotic formulation, Flortec, containing L.