Methods for the prevention and treatment of gastrointestinal disorders caused or mediated by algae or cyanobacteria
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorJamesina Anne Fitzgerald
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Abstract
The subject invention encompasses methods for the prevention and treatment of a human or lower animal subject having a gastrointestinal disorder caused or mediated by algae and/or cyanobacteria comprising administering bismuth to the subject.
Claims8
A method for treatment of a human or lower animal subject having a gastrointestinal disorder caused or mediated by one or more organisms selected from the group consisting of algae, cyanobacteria, and combinations thereof, comprising administering to the subject from about 50 milligrams to about 5000 milligrams of bismuth, per day, for from about 1 to 56 days.
A method for prevention in a human or lower animal subject in need thereof, of a gastrointestinal disorder caused or mediated by one or more one or more organisms selected from the group consisting of algae, cyanobacteria, and combinations thereof, comprising administering to the subject from about 50 milligrams to about 5000 milligrams of bismuth, per day, for from about 1 to 21 days.
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