Bifidobacterium bifidum R0071 decreases stress-associated diarrhoea-related symptoms and self-reported stress: A secondary analysis of a randomised trial

Beneficial Microbes

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 327-336

  Culpepper, T ^a   Christman, M C ^b,c,d   Nieves, C ^a   Specht, G J ^a   Rowe, C C ^a   Spaiser, S J ^a   Ford, A L ^a   Dahl, W J ^a   Girard, S A ^e   Langkamp Henken, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b University of Florida   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^d MCC Statistical Consulting LLC   (United States)

^e LALLEMAND SAS   (France)

Author keywords

Academic stress; Bifidobacteria; Bifidobacterium infantis; Lactobacillus helveticus; Probiotic

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; PLACEBO; PROBIOTIC AGENT;

ABDOMINAL DISCOMFORT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIFIDOBACTERIUM BIFIDUM; BIFIDOBACTERIUM INFANTIS; BIFIDOBACTERIUM LONGUM; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; LACTOBACILLUS HELVETICUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; NONHUMAN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SALIVA LEVEL; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SLEEP QUALITY; SUPPLEMENTATION; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; IMMUNOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; QUESTIONNAIRE; STUDENT; UNITED STATES;

BIFIDOBACTERIUM BIFIDUM; BIFIDOBACTERIUM LONGUM; DIARRHEA; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LACTOBACILLUS HELVETICUS; MALE; PLACEBOS; PROBIOTICS; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; STUDENTS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84971673263     PISSN: 18762883     EISSN: 18762891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3920/BM2015.0156     Document Type: Article

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