Probiotics for management of functional abdominal pain disorders in children.
PAPERS | February 18-24, 2023 | |
Source: Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2023 Feb 17; 2. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012849.pub2Authors: Wallace C, Gordon M, Sinopoulou V, Akobeng AK
Functional abdominal pain is pain occurring in the abdomen that cannot be fully explained by another medical condition and is common in children. It has been hypothesised that the use of micro-organisms, such as probiotics and synbiotics (a mixture of probiotics and prebiotics), might change the composition of bacterial colonies in the bowel and reduce inflammation, as well as promote normal gut physiology and reduce functional symptoms.
Pubmed ID: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36799531/