Effects of Lactobacillus gasseri OLL2716 on Helicobacter pylori-Associated Dyspepsia: A Multicenter Randomized Double-Blind Controlled Trial

Figure 2

Changes in the bloating severity score. Participants were asked to take Lactobacillus gasseri OLL2716-containing yogurt or placebo yogurt (control) once daily for 12 weeks and the severity of dyspeptic symptoms was analyzed according to a visual analogue scale (VAS) as follows: 1, no symptoms; 10, severe pain, never experienced before. (a) The total number of participants with bloating; (b) the number of participants with a bloating severity score of >10. : less than 3 times the height of the box. : more than 1.5 times the height of the box.

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