OBJECTIVE: Triggered by the growing knowledge on the link between the intestinal
microbiome and human health, the interest in probiotics is ever increasing. The authors …

Background The microbial community of the human gut–the enteric microbiota–plays a
critical role in functions that sustain health and is a positive asset in host defenses. In recent …

Background A low fermentable oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides and
polyols (FODMAP) diet can ameliorate symptoms in adult irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) …

Objective. The prevalence of psychiatric disorder in children and adolescents with functional
recurrent abdominal pain (RAP) is unknown. Our aim was to determine whether RAP is …

Results: A total of 59 children completed the study. Although placebo was effective in some
of the parameters and in as many as half of the patients, VSL# 3 was significantly superior to …

Background A lack of reliable treatments for abdominal pain‐related functional
gastrointestinal disorders prompts interest in new therapies. Aim To evaluate systematically …

Clearly, some probiotics have considerable potential in the management of IBS and IBD;
however, the benefits are strain specific. High-quality trials of probiotics in gastrointestinal …

OBJECTIVE: Our aim was to determine whether Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (LGG) relieves
symptoms in children with recurrent abdominal pain. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A total of …

The human gastrointestinal tract inhabits a complex microbial ecosystem that plays a vital
role in host health through its contributions to nutrient synthesis and digestion, protection …

Background This is an update of the original Cochrane review, last published in 2009
(Huertas‐Ceballos 2009). Recurrent abdominal pain (RAP), including children with irritable …