A randomized controlled trial of a probiotic, VSL#3, on gut transit and symptoms in diarrhoea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome.

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Published in Aliment Pharmacol Ther on April 01, 2003

Authors

H J Kim1, M Camilleri, S McKinzie, M B Lempke, D D Burton, G M Thomforde, A R Zinsmeister

Author Affiliations

1: Clinical Enteric Neuroscience Translational & Epidemiological Research Program, Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.

Associated clinical trials:

The Safety and Effectiveness of Probiotic Supplementation on Bipolar Depression (ALIGN) | NCT02155972

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