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SUBMITTER: Lyra A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5192275 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Lyra Anna A Hillilä Markku M Huttunen Teppo T Männikkö Sofia S Taalikka Mikko M Tennilä Julia J Tarpila Anneli A Lahtinen Sampo S Ouwehand Arthur C AC Veijola Lea L
World journal of gastroenterology 20161201 48
<h4>Aim</h4>To determine the effects of <i>Lactobacillus acidophilus</i> NCFM on irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) symptoms and quality of life (QoL).<h4>Methods</h4>In this randomized triple-blind trial, adult IBS volunteers who were recruited according to Rome III criteria received 10<sup>9</sup> or 10<sup>10</sup> colony-forming units of NCFM or placebo daily for 12 wk. IBS Symptom Severity Score (IBS-SSS), which constituted the primary outcome, and secondary outcomes, including individual IBS s ...[more]