psyllium and Reduced Flatulence

• Psyllium reduces inulin-induced colonic gas production in IBS: MRI and in vitro fermentation studies.

  • 2021-08-05
  • RCT · n = 19
  • Gut 71(5)
  • • David Gunn
    • Zainab Abbas
    • Hannah C Harris
    • Giles Major
    • Caroline Hoad
    • Penny Gowland
    • Luca Marciani
    • Samantha K Gill
    • Fred J Warren
    • Megan Rossi
    • Jose Maria Remes-Troche
    • Kevin Whelan
    • Robin C Spiller

  • PubMed: 34353864
  • DOI: 10.1136/gutjnl-2021-324784

  1 Insight on

  • Reduced Flatulence

  • High evidence
  • Rigorous Journal
  • Clinical

  Colonic gas rose steadily from 0 to 6 hours, with inulin causing the greatest rise, median (IQR) AUC(0-360 min) 3145 (848-6502) mL·min. This was significantly reduced with inulin and psyllium coadministration...

  Effect

  Neutral

  Effect size

  Small

  Significant

  No

  Dose

  20 g