Probiotics for the Prevention of Antibiotic-Associated Diarrhea

Exclusion Criteria

• •1. Parental or patient (e.g. child \> 12 years old) report of current diarrhea, diarrhea within the last week.
• •2. Lactose intolerance.
• •3. Allergies to strawberry, dried citrus pulp, or any other components of the study product.
• •4. Immuno-compromised patients or those on immunosuppressive agents (e.g. heart or kidney transplant, complex care, sickle cell disease, chemotherapy agents, oral prednisone).
• •5. Patients with known or potentially compromised gut integrity (e.g. short gut, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Celiac disease, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, nasogastric, nasojejunal or gastrostomy tube).
• •6. Children with serious and/or unstable medical conditions (e.g. diabetes, cardiovascular, renal, lung, psychiatric illness, bleeding disorders, etc.).
• •7. Children admitted to a medical or surgical subspecialty unit.
• •8. Patients enrolled in another study.
• •9. Patients previously randomized to this study.
• •10. Patient is pregnant.