Method and composition for preventing or alleviating symptoms of malabsorption from the gastrointestinal tract
The present invention relates to a method of preventing or alleviating symptoms of malabsorption in a monogastric mammal which malabsorption is caused by impaired intestinal digestion, said method comprising the enteral administration to said mammal of an effective amount of one or more strains of the genus  Propionibacterium  optionally together with a prebiotic that stimulates gastrointestinal activity of  Propionibacterium. Another aspect of the invention relates to a dietary supplement comprising at least 10 6  metabolically active cells of the genus  Propionibacterium;  at least 0.5 g of a prebiotic and/or at least 10 6  metabolically active homo fermentative cells of the genus  Lactobacillus  and/or at least 10 6  metabolically active cells of the genus  Bifidobacterium;  and a nutritionally acceptable carrier.