Bifidobacterium infantis VPro 53 and Improved IBS Composite Symptom Score

• Efficacy of an Encapsulated Probiotic Bifidobacterium infantis 35624 in Women with Irritable Bowel Syndrome

  • 2006-07
  • RCT · n = 362
  • The American Journal of Gastroenterology 101(7)
  • • P. Whorwell
    • L. Altringer
    • J. Morel
    • Yvonne Bond
    • D. Charbonneau
    • L. O’Mahony
    • B. Kiely
    • F. Shanahan
    • E. Quigley

  • PubMed: 16863564
  • DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00734.x

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  • Improved IBS Composite Symptom Score

  • High evidence
  • Large Human Trial
  • Highly Cited

  B. infantis 35624 at a dose of 1 x 10(8) cfu was significantly superior to placebo and all other bifidobacterium doses for... the composite score and scores for bloating, bowel dysfunction, incomplete evacuation, straining, and the passage of gas at the end of the 4-wk study.

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Large

  Significant

  Yes