Bifidobacterium longum BI-05 and Improved Gastrointestinal Function

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  • 2026-01
  • Systematic Review
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  • • Sarah Benna-Doyle
    • Suzanne Grant
    • Alison Maunder
    • Jing Liu
    • Melik Ibrahim
    • Adele Cave
    • Chhiti Pandey
    • Monica Tang
    • Eng-Siew Koh
    • Geoff Delaney
    • Deep Jyoti Bhuyan
    • Victoria Choi
    • Ki Kwon
    • Maria Gonzalez
    • Susannah Graham
    • Ashanya Malalasekera
    • Carolyn Ee

  • PubMed: 41482855
  • DOI: 10.1177/15347354251405267

  11 Insights on

  • Improved Gastrointestinal Function

  • High evidence

  Bifidobacterium longum BI-05 is a probiotic; probiotics were reported as potentially effective for oral mucositis and were generally associated with only minor adverse events in the review.

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Small