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ArticleIranian Red Crescent medical journal2016

The Effect of Probiotic Yogurt on Constipation in Pregnant Women: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial.

Mojgan Mirghafourvand, Aziz Homayouni Rad, Sakineh Mohammad Alizadeh Charandabi, Zahra Fardiazar, Kolsoum Shokri

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Article in Iranian Red Crescent medical journal, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Mojgan MirghafourvandMidwifery Department, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, IR Iran.
Aziz Homayouni RadDepartment of Food Science and Technology, Faculty of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, IR Iran.
Sakineh Mohammad Alizadeh CharandabiMidwifery Department, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, IR Iran.
Zahra FardiazarWomen Reproductive Health Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, IR Iran.
Kolsoum ShokriStudents Research Committee, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, IR Iran.
Tabriz University of Medical Sciences · IR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundProbiotics can alter the colonic microbiota and might improve bowel function.

objectivesThe aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of the consumption of yogurt, enriched with Bifidobacterium and Lactobacillus 4.8 × 10 MATERIALS AND

methodsThis triple-blind randomized controlled trial was conducted on 60 constipated pregnant women who were diagnosed by the ROME III criteria in Tabriz, Iran from December 2014 to July 2015. Participants were randomly put into two groups including the treatment and the control group through block randomization. The treatment group received 300 g of yogurt enriched with Bifidobacterium and Lactobacillus 4.8 × 10

resultsThe frequency of defecation was increased from 2.1 (0.8) at baseline to 8.3 (4.4) in the probiotic yogurt group vs. 2.3 (0.7) at baseline to 8.1 (4.3) in the conventional yogurt group at the end of 4th week. These results were based on the repeated measure ANOVA test and there was no statistically significant difference between the two groups (mean difference: 0.1; Confidence Interval 95%: -1.4 to 1.7; P = 0.872). Constipation symptoms including straining, anorectal obstruction, manipulation to facilitate defecation, consistency of stool and color of stool were improved significantly (P < 0.05) in both groups. In addition, the amount of defecation was significantly increased in both groups (P < 0.05), while incomplete evacuation was significantly reduced in the treatment group (P = 0.01). There was no statistically significant difference between the groups in the mean scores of physical (P = 0.726) and mental (P = 0.678) aspects of quality of life after the intervention with the adjusting of baseline scores.

conclusionsConsumption of 300 g/day probiotic and conventional yogurt can play a role in improving the symptoms of constipation during pregnancy.

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ConstipationPregnancyProbiotic

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