Probiotics for use in the treatment of diverticulosis and diverticular disease

A method for treating and/or preventing and/or reducing symptoms associated with diverticulosis or diverticular diseases, the method comprising

• administering to a patient in need thereof a probiotic composition comprising Lactobacillus paracasei DG in combination with bacteria, yeast, and/or further microorganisms, wherein said bacteria belong to at least one genus each genus selected from Lactobacillus, Bifidobacterium, Bacillus, Propionibacterium, Streptococcus, Lactococcus, Aerococcus, Enterococcus, and combinations thereof
• wherein
• the at least one genus is Bacillus genus, and the bacteria belong to at least one of the following species:
• Bacillus clausii, Bacillus subtilis, Bacillus coagulans, Bacillus megaterium, Bacillus halodurans, Bacillus thuringiensis, Bacillus insolitus and Bacillus marinus;
• and/or
• the at least one genus is Propionibacterium genus, and the bacteria belong to at least one of the following species:
• P. shermanii, P. acnes, P. australiense, P. avidum, P. cyclohexanicum, P. freudenreichii, P. granulosum, P. jensenii, P. microaerophilum, P. propionicum and P. thoenii;
• and/or
• the at least one genus is Streptococcus genus, and the bacteria belong to at least one of the following species:
• Streptococcus thermophilus, Streptococcus salivarius, Streptococcus agalactiae, Streptococcus anginosus, Streptococcus bovis, Streptococcus canis, Streptococcus constellatus, Streptococcus downei, Streptococcus dysgalactiae, Streptococcus equinus, Streptococcus ferus, Streptococcus infantarius, Streptococcus iniae, Streptococcus intermedius, Streptococcus milleri, Streptococcus mitis, Streptococcus mutans, Streptococcus oralis, Streptococcus orisratti, Streptococcus parasanguinis, Streptococcus peroris, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Streptococcus pseudopneumoniae, Streptococcus pyogenes, Streptococcus ratti, Streptococcus tigurinus, Streptococcus sanguinis, Streptococcus sobrinus, Streptococcus suis, Streptococcus uberis, Streptococcus vestibularis, Streptococcus viridans and Streptococcus zooepidemicus;
• and/or
• the at least one genus is Lactococcus genus, and the bacteria belong to at least one of the following species:
• L. chungangensis, L. formosensis, L. fujiensis, L. garvieae, L. lactis, L. piscium, L. plantarum, L. raffinolactis, and L. taiwanensis;
• and/or
• the at least one genus is Aerococcus genus, and the bacteria belong to at least one of the following species:
• A. urinae, A. sanguinicola, A. christensenii, A. suis, A. urinaeequi and A. urinaehominis;
• and/or
• the at least one genus is Enterococcus genus, and the bacteria belong to at least one of the following species:
• Enterococcus avium, Enterococcus durans, Enterococcus faecalis, Enterococcus faecium, Enterococcus gallinarum, Enterococcus haemoperoxidus, Enterococcus hirae, Enterococcus malodoratus, Enterococcus moraviensis, Enterococcus mundtii, Enterococcus pseudoavium, Enterococcus raffinosus and Enterococcus solitarius.