Efficacy of probiotics in irritable bowel syndrome: a meta-analysis of randomized, controlled trials.

Shekoufeh, Nikfar,; Roja, Rahimi,; Fatemeh, Rahimi,; Saeed, Derakhshani,; Mohammad, Abdollahi,

doi:10.1007/s10350-008-9335-z

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Efficacy of probiotics in irritable bowel syndrome: a meta-analysis of randomized, controlled trials.

Published in Diseases of the colon and rectum • Dec 1, 2008

Authors:

Nikfar, Shekoufeh

Rahimi, Roja

Rahimi, Fatemeh

Abstract

PURPOSE: This study was designed to evaluate whether probiotics improve symptoms in patients with irritable bowel syndrome. METHODS: PubMed, Embase, Scopus, Web of Science, and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials were searched for studies that investigated the efficacy of probiotics in th...

Subject

Humans

Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Probiotics

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