title: The current place of probiotics and prebiotics in the treatment of pouchitis.
abstract: Pouchitis is a common complication in patients undergoing restorative proctocolectomy for ulcerative colitis. Therapeutic attempts include manipulations of pouch flora composition. In this review, we bring together the evidence supporting the use of probiotics and prebiotics in pouchitis patients, to clarify the place of these treatments in current therapeutic regimens.
authors.affiliation: Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel; Sackler Faculty of Medicine, University of Tel Aviv, Israel. Electronic address: levl@clalit.org.il.
authors.forename: Lev
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lichtenstein
authors.affiliation: Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel; Sackler Faculty of Medicine, University of Tel Aviv, Israel.
authors.forename: Irit
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Avni-Biron
authors.affiliation: Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel; Sackler Faculty of Medicine, University of Tel Aviv, Israel.
authors.forename: Ofer
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ben-Bassat
mesh_terms: D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000628:therapy; D000069196:Gastrointestinal Microbiome / Q000502:physiology; D041981:Gastrointestinal Tract / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D019449:Pouchitis / Q000628:therapy*; D056692:Prebiotics / Q000382:microbiology*; D019936:Probiotics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016737:Proctocolectomy, Restorative
chemical_list: D056692:Prebiotics
keywords: Bifidobacterium; Inflammatory bowel disease; Lactobacillus; Pouchitis; Prebiotics; Probiotics; Sacchromyces boullardi; Synbiotics; Ulcerative colitis; VSL#3