“Probiotics paired with prebiotics may hold a place in depression and anxiety treatment regimens, according to a review of seven studies. (The BMJ)” Noonan S, Zaveri M, Macaninch E, et alFood & mood: a review of supplementary prebiotic and probiotic interventions in the treatment of anxiety and depression in adults. BMJ Nutrition, Prevention & Health 2020;bmjnph-2019-000053. […]
June 28, 2017 by Chris Kresser Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) is on the rise in children, and if left untreated, may cause serious health problems. While the conventional view of SIBO has been that prebiotics and probiotics should be avoided, recent studies suggest that not only are prebiotics and probiotics not harmful for people […]
World Gastroenterology Organisation Global Guidelines Probiotics and prebiotics
October 12, 2016 TAKE-HOME MESSAGE “Constipation is extremely common in Parkinson’s disease, and quite difficult to manage, particularly in late disease stages. Disruption in the intestinal biostasis has been shown in Parkinson’s disease, and, based on these findings, as well as smaller prior attempts, the authors conducted a randomized, parallel-group, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial of […]
February 08, 2016 JAMA Pediatrics TAKE-HOME MESSAGE This meta-analysis of the use of synbiotics for atopic dermatitis (AD) in children identified eight studies that met inclusion criteria, including two prevention studies and six treatment studies. The pooled change in Severity Scoring of Atopic Dermatitis (SCORAD) index for the treatment studies was ─6.56 at 8 weeks […]
Am J Gastroenterol advance online publication 27 January 2015; doi: 10.1038/ajg.2014.427 Mirjana Rajilić-Stojanović PhD Intestinal Microbiota And Diet in IBS: Causes, Consequences, or Epiphenomena? Abstract Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a heterogeneous functional disorder with a multifactorial etiology that involves the interplay of both host and environmental factors. Among environmental factors relevant for IBS etiology, […]
PracticeUpdate.com RESEARCH · July 29, 2014 TAKE-HOME MESSAGE This meta-analysis of 43 randomized controlled trials evaluated the efficacy of prebiotics, probiotics, and synbiotics in patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and chronic idiopathic constipation (CIC). While the data for prebiotics and synbiotics in IBS were too sparse for conclusions, probiotics showed benefit in global IBS, […]