Psyllium Husk and Improved Stool Consistency

• Effects of dietary fibers or probiotics on functional constipation symptoms and roles of gut microbiota: a double-blinded randomized placebo trial.

  • 2023-04-20
  • RCT · n = 250
  • Gut microbes 15(1)
  • • Hao Lai
    • Yunfeng Li
    • Yafang He
    • Fangyao Chen
    • Baibing Mi
    • Junqi Li
    • Jiawen Xie
    • Guoqing Ma
    • Jinzhao Yang
    • Kun Xu
    • Xia Liao
    • Yan Yin
    • Junrong Liang
    • Liyun Kong
    • Xinyan Wang
    • Zhongxia Li
    • Yuan Shen
    • Shaonong Dang
    • Lei Zhang
    • Qian Wu
    • Lingxia Zeng
    • Lin Shi
    • Xuguang Zhang
    • Tian Tian
    • Xin Liu

  • PubMed: 37078654
  • DOI: 10.1080/19490976.2023.2197837

  3 Insights on

  • Improved Stool Consistency

  • High evidence
  • Large Human Trial
  • Highly Cited
  • Clinical

  BSS showed mean increases of 0.95-1.05 in group A to D (all P < 0.05), but not significantly changed in placebo (P = 0.170)

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Small

  Significant

  Yes

  Dose

  oligosaccharides included