Same lowercase letters indicate that there was no difference when comparing times. Same capital letters indicate that there was no difference when comparing groups (Tukey test, p<0.05). Group C: healthy animals that did not receive the products under study. Group C: negative control–healthy animals; Group CL: positive control—DSS; Group CLF: DSS with the fermented product; Group CLP: DSS with the non-fermented product (placebo); Group CLS: DSS with sulfasalazine. T0 = before products administration, T1 = one week after products administration, T2 = colitis induction period, T3 = one week after the end of the induction T4 = at the end of the experiment. A = acetate, B = propionate, C = butyrate.