Canadian researchers are reported to have discovered a probiotic present in breast milk that assists in lowering or eliminating painful cramping in the gut caused by digestive disorders. The study was published online in the FASEB Journal.

This discovery outlines that with the rising intake of this bacterium symptoms related to myriad forms of gut disorders, such as irritable bowel syndrome, inflammatory bowel disease, functional bowel disorders, and constipation can be done away with.

The study involving mice depicted that a particular strain of Lactobacillus reuteri lowers the force of muscle contractions in the gut within a small time of exposure.

Wolfgang Kunze, a researcher involved in the work from the McMaster Brain-Body Institute and Department of Psychiatry at St. Joseph's Healthcare in Ontario, Canada explained, "Scientifically and evidence-based approaches to nutrition to correct potential bacterial imbalance in the intestine and thereby promote better health and possibly restore health in diseases associated with these imbalances".

Gerald Weissmann, M. D., Editor-in-Chief of the FASEB Journal outlined that the study presents the relationship between humans and microbes that can prove to be beneficial to both, since the Lactobacillus will get a new home, and we can keep the symptoms associated with gut disorders at bay.