Irritable bowel syndrome is one of the most common disorders diagnosed by gastroenterologists. Peppermint oil, specific probiotics, psyllium supplementation, first-line IBS dietary advice, and a low FODMAP diet can aid in improving IBS symptoms.
Lactic acid bacteria in fermented foods can be transferred to the human gut
8 Jun 2020by GMFH Editing Team
Fermented foods are a known source of lactic acid bacteria. A high-throughput sequencing analysis of food and human metagenomes proves that fermented foods are a source of lactic acid bacteria for the gut microbiome, and that abundance is shaped by both age and lifestyle.
Is gut microbiome-lung crosstalk worth considering during the current COVID-19 pandemic?
11 May 2020by Andreu Prados
While patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 typically present with a respiratory illness, certain patients also report gastrointestinal symptoms. The presence of virus receptors in gastrointestinal epithelial cells and an altered gut microbiota composition in some patients might have implications for managing COVID-19.
A fermented milk product with a probiotic bacterium may improve the tolerance of a flatulogenic diet in healthy subjects
2 Mar 2020by GMFH Editing Team
Meal residues entering the colon are metabolized by the gut microbiota and may lead to functional digestive symptoms in the general population. New research shows that probiotics may help improve the tolerance of a plant-based flatulogenic diet.
2019 at a glance: Breakthroughs in the emerging role of gut microbiome in health and disease
13 Jan 2020by GMFH Editing Team
Important scientific progress has been made in 2019 in our understanding of the contribution of gut microbiome in health and disease. Have a look at this “2019 Year at a glance” report and discover the year’s breakthroughs in the field.
A new systematic review suggests probiotics might benefit school-age children with abdominal pain
2 Dec 2019by GMFH Editing Team
The current management of functional abdominal pain in children is inconsistent. Summary evidence from three Cochrane systematic reviews of randomized clinical trials concludes that probiotics, cognitive behavioral therapy and hypnotherapy may be effective in this regard.
New GMFH “best of” document presents current progress and health applications of synbiotics
28 Nov 2019by GMFH Editing Team
Gibson and Roberfroid were the first to anticipate that probiotics and prebiotics could be combined as synbiotics back in 1995. Mary Ellen Sanders and Andreu Prados introduce our new selection of human research on the health benefits of synbiotics.
Conventional yogurt may have protective effects in patients with insulin resistance
23 Sep 2019by GMFH Editing Team
Gut health has emerged as a potential target in people suffering from metabolic syndrome. A new randomized controlled trial has found that yogurt may help ameliorate insulin resistance in obese women with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and metabolic syndrome by involving the gut microbiota.
An overview of prebiotics and probiotics’ effects on health and their mechanisms of action
2 Sep 2019by GMFH Editing Team
Nowadays it’s difficult to keep abreast of everything that’s going on in probiotics and prebiotics research. Five of the world’s leading scientists in the field summarizes the clinical application and use in humans of prebiotics and probiotics.
Identifying high quality probiotics available in the marketplace isn’t an easy task. A recent panel of experts suggest some recommendations to companies producing probiotics for assuring probiotics’ quality, from their manufacture to their selling.
