Lactococcus cremoris VPro 41 and Increased Bowel Movement Frequency

• The effects of fermented milk containing Lactococcus lactis subsp. cremoris FC on defaecation in healthy young Japanese women: a double-blind, placebo-controlled study

  • 2018-01-16
  • RCT · n = 31
  • International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition 69(6)
  • • K. Ozaki
    • T. Maruo
    • H. Kosaka
    • M. Mori
    • H. Mori
    • Y. Yamori
    • T. Toda

  • PubMed: 29336182
  • DOI: 10.1080/09637486.2017.1417977

  4 Insights on

  • Increased Bowel Movement Frequency

  • High evidence

  In the test group, defaecation frequency (both in days and times per week) and stool volume significantly increased during the consumption of fermented milk containing FC compared with before consumption.

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Large

  Significant

  Yes

• A dose-finding study for a supplement containing Lactococcus lactis subsp. cremoris FC in healthy adults with mild constipation

  • 2020-09-28
  • RCT · n = 27
  • Bioscience of Microbiota, Food and Health 39(1)
  • • Y. Gotoh
    • Fumio Nanba
    • Nobuhiko Shioya
    • Haruhi Sugimura
    • Toshio Suzuki

  • PubMed: 32010540
  • DOI: 10.12938/bmfh.19-009

  3 Insights on

  • Increased Bowel Movement Frequency

  • High evidence

  Frequency of defecation (times/week) was significantly increased by dose level 2.

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Large

  Significant

  Yes