Patent ID: 6328959
Filing Date: 2001-12-11
Classification: A61K,C12P,Y02E

Abstract:
A method of reducing the symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome, spastic colon, or excessive flatulence or other intestinal distress caused by H.sub.2 gas trapped in the intestines, comprising the steps of:a. Introducing into the large intestine microbes selected from the groups consisting of H.sub.2 -consuming microbes;b. Permitting said microbes to grow and be maintained in the intestine for a time that is sufficient to eliminate excess accumulation of H.sub.2 in the intestine; andc. Metabolizing said H.sub.2, at normal atmospheric pressure conditions, whereby the rate of elimination of H.sub.2 from a person's intestines is accelerated and intestinal distress is relieved, with no serious side, toxic or immunological effects.