Digestive Stress Is a 'Kick in the Gut,' Affecting Up to 40% of Americans' Quality of Life

WASHINGTON, May 2 /PRNewswire/ -- According to a new survey conducted by International Communications Research for Multibionta Probiotic Multivitamins, 29% percent of Americans have experienced a symptom of digestive stress in the past month. Most suffers, according to the research, are women, with 39% of surveyed women reporting symptoms ranging from cramping and abdominal pain, to upset stomach, bloating and even constipation and diarrhea.

According to health and nutrition experts, an increasingly popular and effective way to combat everyday digestive disturbances and enhance food digestion is to supplement one's diet with probiotics, naturally occurring good bacteria that live in and protect our digestive systems.

"Taking probiotics everyday can have significant health benefits, including enhanced digestion of food and protecting the body against life's daily stressors," says dietician Kate Geagan MS, RD.

One of the newest market introductions in the U.S. is Multibionta Probiotic Multivitamin, the first-ever probiotic multivitamin clinically proven to reduce digestive discomfort. Multibionta is unique as it has a gastro-protective coating that ensures the 10 million probiotics get directly to the gut where they are needed most. It is a combination of three different beneficial probiotic strains, as well as vitamins and minerals and can be taken anywhere, anytime, and be effective.

Unlike other common products containing probiotics, such as yogurt and other dairy products, Multibionta is unique because it is shelf stable and has a protective coating that guarantees the life of the probiotics. For example, the probiotics in yogurt can lose their effectiveness when they interact with the strong stomach acids as they try and reach the large intestine where they are most beneficial. Additionally, Multibionta does not need to be refrigerated, unlike the probiotics in dairy foods that have to be kept at a certain temperature to stay alive.

According to Professor Glenn Gibson, expert in digestive health and food microbiology at the University of Reading, England, "A probiotic multivitamin with a gastro-protective coating ensures that a full delivery of probiotic cultures reach the gut intact and get to work immediately, to ensure a healthy, balanced digestive system."

Multibionta Advanced Formula contains up to 100% of the recommended daily allowance of 23 vitamins and minerals, plus 10 million probiotic cultures. Multibionta 50+ combines all the probiotic, vitamin, and mineral benefits of Multibionta Advanced Formula with added herbal extracts important to aging including Bilberry, Ginseng and Lutein.

To find out more information about Multibionta, which is available at CVS/pharmacy, Wal-Mart and Long's, visit http://www.multibionta.com/.