The use of probiotics in healthy volunteers with evacuation disorders and hard stools: A double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 44, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2010, Pages

  Del Piano, Mario ^a   Carmagnola, Stefania ^a   Anderloni, Andrea ^a   Andorno, Silvano ^a   Ballar̈, Marco ^a   Balzarini, Marco ^a   Montino, Franco ^a   Orsello, Marco ^a   Pagliarulo, Michela ^a   Sartori, Massimo ^a   Tari, Roberto ^a   Sforza, Filomena ^b   Capurso, Lucio ^c  

^a MAGGIORE DELLA CARITÀ HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b I Cedri Nursing Home ^*  (Italy)

^c SAN FILIPPO NERI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

evacuation disorders; intestinal discomfort; intestinal microbiota; intestinal motility; probiotic strain

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; PROBIAL BR03; PROBIAL BS01; PROBIAL LP01; PROBIOTIC AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; BIFIDOBACTERIUM ANIMALIS; BIFIDOBACTERIUM BREVE; BLOATING; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HARD FECES; HUMAN; LACTOBACILLUS PLANTARUM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STOMACH EMPTYING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; AGED; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; CONSTIPATION; DEFECATION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FECES; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; HUMANS; ITALY; LACTOBACILLUS PLANTARUM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLACEBO EFFECT; PROBIOTICS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956062455     PISSN: 01920790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MCG.0b013e3181ee31c3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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