Efficacy in bowel movement and change of gut microbiota on adult functional constipation patients treated with probiotics-containing products: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
- 2024-01
- Meta-Analysis · n = 1,256
- BMJ open 14(1)
- Fei Ding
- Mengyang Hu
- Yifei Ding
- Yingying Meng
- Yanchao Zhao
- PubMed: 38238054
- DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-074557
- High evidence
and reduced the PAC-SYM (WMD -0.28, 95% CI: -0.45 to -0.11, p=0.001, I²=55.7%, 'very low')
- Effect
- Beneficial
- Effect size
- Small
- Significant
- Yes