Trial reportGut and liver2023
Efficacy of a Synbiotic Containing
Trial report in Gut and liver, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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14 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 21 citations in OpenAlex.
- European Consensus on Functional Bloating and Abdominal Distension-An ESNM/UEG Recommendations for Clinical Management.United European gastroenterology journal · 2025Guideline
- Pooled it
- Effect of Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus IDCC 3201 on irritable bowel syndrome with constipation: a randomized, double-blind, and placebo-controlled trial.Scientific reports · 2024Trial
- Trial
- Functional Foods and Micro- and Nanoplastics: Advances in Precision Nutritional Medicine for Oral-Gut-Brain Axis Health.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Oligosaccharide prebiotics in functional foods and therapeutics: innovations and challenges.3 Biotech · 2026Review
- Biotic therapies for irritable bowel syndrome: current interventions.Gastroenterology report · 2026Review
- Evaluation of the Antioxidant and Anti-Cancer Potential of Microwave-AssistedCurrent issues in molecular biology · 2025Article
- Review
- A comprehensive review of synbiotics: an emerging paradigm in health promotion and disease management.World journal of microbiology & biotechnology · 2024Review
- Synbiotics as Treatment for Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Review.Microorganisms · 2024Review
- Management of irritable bowel syndrome: a narrative review.Translational gastroenterology and hepatology · 2024Review
- Comments on Efficacy of a Synbiotic ContainingGut and liver · 2023Article
- Review
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Abstract
Background/Aims: There is increasing evidence that supplementation with pre- and probiotics appears to have positive effects on irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). The aim of this study was to determine the effects of a new synbiotic formulation on gastrointestinal symptoms in elderly patients with IBS. Methods: Sixty-seven IBS patients aged ≥60 years were randomly assigned to either a placebo group (n=34) or a synbiotic group (n=33). During a 4-week intervention, subjects used a placebo or a synbiotic containing Results: Overall, responder rates were significantly higher in the synbiotic group (51.5%) than in the placebo group (23.5%) (p=0.017). Abdominal pain (58.8% vs 81.8%) and psychological well-being (26.4% vs 60.6%) were noticeably improved in the synbiotic group (p=0.038 and p=0.004, respectively). However, there were no significant differences in gas and bloating symptoms (p=0.88 and p=0.88, respectively). In patients with constipation-dominant and diarrhea-dominant IBS (n=16), the synbiotic significantly improved abdominal pain and defecation symptoms (responder rates for the placebo vs the synbiotic: 22.2% vs 85.7%, p=0.04). There were no adverse events in either group. Conclusions: The results indicate that this new synbiotic supplement can potentially relieve abdominal symptoms in elderly IBS patients.
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