Lactobacillus paracasei VPro 224 and Decreased Spontaneous Bowel Movement Frequency in IBS-D

• Efficacy of Lactobacillus paracasei HA-196 and Bifidobacterium longum R0175 in Alleviating Symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS): A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Study

  • 2020-04-21
  • RCT · n = 251
  • Nutrients 12(4)
  • • E. Lewis
    • Joseph M. Antony
    • David C. Crowley
    • A. Piano
    • R. Bhardwaj
    • T. Tompkins
    • M. Evans

  • PubMed: 32326347
  • DOI: 10.3390/nu12041159

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  • Decreased Spontaneous Bowel Movement Frequency in IBS-D

  • High evidence

  Within the L. paracasei group, complete spontaneous and spontaneous bowel movement frequency [...] decreased in participants with IBS-D (n = 10, p = 0.013)

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Moderate

  Significant

  Yes