Efficacy of microbial cell preparation in improving chronic constipation: Arandomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 928-934

  Jayasimhan, Sanmugapriya ^a   Yap, Ning Yi ^a   Roest, Yvonne ^b   Rajandram, Retnagowri ^a   Chin, Kin Fah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bifibobacterium; Chronic constipation; Lactobacillus; Microbial cell; Probiotics

Indexed keywords

FRUCTOSE OLIGOSACCHARIDE; HEXBIO; PLACEBO; PROBIOTIC AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFECATE BY MANUAL MANEUVER; DEFECATION DISORDER; DEFECATION HABIT; DIGESTIVE TRACT PARAMETERS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LACTOBACILLUS; LUMPY HARD STOOL; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SENSATION OF ANORECTAL BLOCKAGE; SENSATION OF INCOMPLETE EVACUATION; STOOL FREQUENCY; STRAINING; SYMPTOM;

BIFIBOBACTERIUM; CHRONIC CONSTIPATION; LACTOBACILLUS; MICROBIAL CELL; PROBIOTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONSTIPATION; DEFECATION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FECES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LACTOBACILLUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OLIGOSACCHARIDES; PROBIOTICS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84887620324     PISSN: 02615614     EISSN: 15321983     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clnu.2013.03.004     Document Type: Article

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