Effect of probiotics on symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome: A meta-analysis updated;Efecto de los probióticos en los síntomas del síndrome del intestino irritable: Un meta-análisis actualizado

Revista Espanola de Enfermedades Digestivas

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 19-36

  Ortiz Lucas, María ^a   Tobias, Aurelio ^b   Saz, Pablo ^c   Sebastián, Juan José ^d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD SAN JORGE   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND WATER RESEARCH   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL ROYO VILLANOVA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Immune system; Irritable bowel syndrome; Meta analysis; Probiotics

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; PROBIOTIC AGENT;

ABDOMINAL DISCOMFORT; ABDOMINAL DISTENSION; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ARTICLE; BIFIDOBACTERIUM BREVE; BIFIDOBACTERIUM LONGUM; BIFIDOBACTERIUM LONGUM INFANTIS; BLOATING; DEFECATION URGENCY; DRUG EFFICACY; FLATULENCE; HUMAN; IRRITABLE COLON; LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS; LACTOBACILLUS BULGARICUS; LACTOBACILLUS CASEI; LACTOBACILLUS PLANTARUM; META ANALYSIS; PAIN ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SCORING SYSTEM; STREPTOCOCCUS SALIVARIUS; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; DIET THERAPY; LACTOBACILLUS;

BIFIDOBACTERIUM; HUMANS; IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME; LACTOBACILLUS; PROBIOTICS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84878619669     PISSN: 11300108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4321/S1130-01082013000100005     Document Type: Article

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