Clinical Study
The Therapeutic Effect of a Multistrain Probiotic on Diarrhea-Predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Pilot Study
Table 2
Fecal microbiome analysis before and after probiotic ingestion.
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Beneficial bacteria were defined as genera, which are beneficial to health such as Bifidobacterium and Lactobacillus. Deleterious bacteria were defined as genera, which are harmful to health such as Escherichia, Clostridium, and Haemophilus. SD: standard deviation; CI: confidence interval; OTUs: operational taxonomic units; FAS: full analysis set; PPS: per protocol set. |