[HTML][HTML] Fermentable carbohydrate restriction reduces luminal bifidobacteria and gastrointestinal symptoms in patients with irritable bowel syndrome
HM Staudacher, MCE Lomer, JL Anderson… - The Journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
Preliminary studies indicate that dietary restriction of fermentable short-chain carbohydrates
improves symptoms in irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Prebiotic fructo-oligosaccharides and
galacto-oligosaccharides stimulate colonic bifidobacteria. However, the effect of restricting
fermentable short-chain carbohydrates on the gastrointestinal (GI) microbiota has never
been examined. This randomized controlled trial aimed to investigate the effects of
fermentable carbohydrate restriction on luminal microbiota, SCFA, and GI symptoms in …
improves symptoms in irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Prebiotic fructo-oligosaccharides and
galacto-oligosaccharides stimulate colonic bifidobacteria. However, the effect of restricting
fermentable short-chain carbohydrates on the gastrointestinal (GI) microbiota has never
been examined. This randomized controlled trial aimed to investigate the effects of
fermentable carbohydrate restriction on luminal microbiota, SCFA, and GI symptoms in …