Lactobacillus plantarum UALp-05M and Reduced Incidence of Loose Stools

• Intake of Lactobacillus plantarum Reduces Certain Gastrointestinal Symptoms During Treatment With Antibiotics

  • 2010-02
  • RCT
  • Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology 44(2)
  • • Elisabet Lönnermark
    • V. Friman
    • G. Lappas
    • T. Sandberg
    • A. Berggren
    • I. Adlerberth

  • PubMed: 19727002
  • DOI: 10.1097/MCG.0b013e3181b2683f

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  • Reduced Incidence of Loose Stools

  • High evidence
  • Highly Cited
  • Clinical

  The overall risk of developing loose or watery stools was significantly lower among those receiving L. plantarum [odds ratio (OR), 0.69; 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.52-0.92; P=0.012].

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Moderate

  Significant

  Yes