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Evidence-Based Supplement Research

Evidence-Based Supplement Research

Kiwi and Improved Gastrointestinal Discomfort

Doses used in studies

green kiwifruits/day: 2 (median 2, IQR 2–2) — 1 study

Time to effect

Median: 4 weeks · IQR 4 weeks–4 weeks · Range 4 weeks–4 weeks — Reported in 1 of 1 study

Safety in these studies

Overall tolerabilityReported
No significant adverse events were observed.
from: Consumption of 2 Green Kiwifruits Daily Improves Constipation and Abdominal Comfort-Result

1 of 1 paper

Consumption of 2 Green Kiwifruits Daily Improves Constipation and Abdominal Comfort-Results of an International Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial.
- 2022-12-20
- RCT · n = 63
- The American journal of gastroenterology 118(6)
- - Richard Gearry
  - Shin Fukudo
  - Giovanni Barbara
  - Barbara Kuhn-Sherlock
  - Juliet Ansell
  - Paul Blatchford
  - Sarah Eady
  - Alison Wallace
  - Christine Butts
  - Cesare Cremon
  - Maria Raffaella Barbaro
  - Isabella Pagano
  - Yohei Okawa
  - Tomohiko Muratubaki
  - Tomoko Okamoto
  - Mikiko Fuda
  - Yuka Endo
  - Michiko Kano
  - Motoyori Kanazawa
  - Naoki Nakaya
  - Kumi Nakaya
  - Lynley Drummond
- PubMed: 36537785
- DOI: 10.14309/ajg.0000000000002124
2 Insights on
- Improved Gastrointestinal Discomfort
- High evidence
- Clinical
Participants ... randomly assigned to consume 2 green kiwifruits or psyllium (7.5 g) per day for 4 weeks
Effect
Neutral
Effect size
Small
Significant
No
Dose
7.5 g per day