Probiotic
No difference in stool frequency with B. lactis HN019 vs. placebo in constipation
Daily consumption of Bifidobacterium animalis subsp lactis HN019 did not increase complete spontaneous bowel movements per week vs. placebo in healthy individuals with functional constipation, according to a study in JAMA Network Open.
“Food: The Main Course with Dr. William Chey & Amanda Lynett, MS, RDN” – Crossover with Tuesday Night IBS Podcast
In this special crossover podcast episode, Tuesday Night IBS host Jeffrey Roberts, MSEd, BSc, and Kate Scarlata, MPH, RDN, are joined live by William Chey, MD, and Amanda Lynett, MS, RDN, at FOOD the Main Course Conference in Ann Arbor, MI.
Other Therapies
‘Gold standard evidence’ supports use of probiotic blend to improve constipation
CHICAGO — Adults with occasional constipation reported significant improvement in stool consistency and GI-related symptoms after receiving a probiotic blend, results from a randomized study presented at NUTRITION showed.
Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Environmental Risk Factors
Prophylactic probiotic ‘ineffective’ in mitigating GI permeability associated with aspirin
Consumption of a prophylactic probiotic supplement of Lactobacilli did not prevent or mitigate the effects of gastrointestinal permeability associated with an acute aspirin challenge in healthy individuals, data showed.
FDA warns of ‘potentially fatal’ probiotic risk for preterm infants after patient dies
The FDA has issued a safety alert warning patients and health care providers of a “risk of invasive, potentially fatal disease” linked to probiotic use among preterm infants in hospital settings.
Probiotics may help slow cognitive decline
BOSTON — Adults with mild cognitive impairment who received the probiotic Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG for 3 months had improvements in cognitive scores compared with those who received placebo, according to findings presented at NUTRITION.
Probiotics not as effective in low-birth-weight neonates as trials indicate
A large study found that routine use of probiotics in neonatal ICUs reduced necrotizing enterocolitis but not mortality or sepsis in very-low-birth-weight infants, and the benefit was smaller than demonstrated by other studies.