Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG and Reduced Stool Frequency

• Efficacy of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG in treatment of acute pediatric diarrhea: A systematic review with meta-analysis.

  • 2019-09-07
  • Meta-Analysis
  • World journal of gastroenterology 25(33)
  • • Ya-Ting Li
    • Hong Xu
    • Jian-Zhong Ye
    • Wen-Rui Wu
    • Ding Shi
    • Dai-Qiong Fang
    • Yang Liu
    • Lan-Juan Li

  • PubMed: 31543689
  • DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v25.i33.4999

  2 Insights on

  • Reduced Stool Frequency

  • High evidence
  • Clinical

  High-dose LGG effectively reduced the duration of rotavirus-induced diarrhea [MD -31.05 h, 95%CI (-50.31, -11.80)] and the stool number per day [MD -1.08, 95%CI (-1.87, -0.28)].

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Moderate

  Significant

  Yes

  Dose

  ≥ 10^10 CFU per day