Probiotic beverage containing Lactobacillus casei Shirota improves gastrointestinal symptoms in patients with chronic constipation

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 655-659

  Koebnick, Corinna ^a   Wagner, Irmtrud ^b   Leitzmann, Peter ^c   Stern, Udo ^d   Zunft, H J Franz ^a  

^a GERMAN INSTITUTE OF HUMAN NUTRITION   (Germany)

^b Yakult Deutschland GmbH   (Germany)

^c JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Constipation; Gastrointestinal disorders; Probiotics

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; PROBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BEVERAGE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG USE; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FLATULENCE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HABIT; HUMAN; LACTOBACILLUS CASEI; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF REPORT; SENSATION; SIDE EFFECT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TIME; WELLBEING;

EID: 0346777280     PISSN: 08357900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2003/654907     Document Type: Article

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