Lactobacillus acidophilus R0418 and Improved Symptom Relief for Lactose Intolerance

• The effects of the DDS-1 strain of lactobacillus on symptomatic relief for lactose intolerance - a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover clinical trial

  • 2015-12
  • RCT
  • Nutrition Journal 15(1)
  • • M. Pakdaman
    • J. Udani
    • J. Molina
    • M. Shahani

  • PubMed: 27207411
  • DOI: 10.1186/s12937-016-0172-y

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  • Improved Symptom Relief for Lactose Intolerance

  • High evidence

  Longitudinal comparison between the DDS-1 group and placebo group demonstrated statistically significant reductions in abdominal symptom scores during the 6-h Lactose Challenge at week 4 for diarrhea (p = 0.033), abdominal cramping (p = 0.012), vomiting (p = 0.0002), and overall symptom score (p = 0.037).

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Moderate

  Significant

  Yes