A randomized controlled trial on the efficacy of synbiotic versus probiotic or prebiotic treatment to improve the quality of life in patients with ulcerative colitis

Dietary Approach to Ulcerative Colitis Disease: Up to Date: Review

“…Bu durumun ise çalışma süresinin kısa olmasından kaynaklandığı vurgulanmıştır. 34 Ülseratif kolit hastalarının remisyon döne-minde kalmasında probiyotik kullanımı A düze-yinde; aktif dönemden remisyon dönemine girmesinin sağlanmasında ise B düzeyinde kanıtlar mevcuttur. 35 …”

Dietary Fiber and Availability of Nutrients: A Case Study on Yoghurt as a Food Model

“…Previous studies in humans have suggested dietary fibers like alginate [85], chitosan [86], and inulin [87] lead to a reduction in potentially harmful microfloral metabolites. A range of small human interventions with various fermentable dietary fibers have shown significant, but small, clinical benefit in a number of intestinal diseases and disorders either on their own or in combination with probiotics [88][89][90].…”

Sepsis, the Liver and the Gut

“…[149] Following a systematic review of studies using VSL#3 TM , E.coli Nissle 1917 and Yakult TM , Mallon et al concluded that the addition of probiotics to conventional medical therapy had no effect in overall remission rate in mild to moderate UC. [150][151][152] Other randomized controlled trials have also shown conflicting results with some showing a higher rate of remission (with VSL#3 or a combination of a prebiotic and B.longum) [153][154][155] and others showing little or no benefit (with E.coli Nissle 1917). [156] There are no recommendations regarding the use of probiotics as maintenance therapy in UC.…”