Do probiotic or synbiotic preparations alleviate symptoms associated with constipation or irritable bowel syndrome?
Eddins
Carolyn
C
University of Virginia Health Care Center, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA.
Gray
Mikel
M
D003248:Constipation / Q000150:complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000382:microbiology; D043183:Irritable Bowel Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D019936:Probiotics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012107:Research Design; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D015014:Yogurt