Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Interventional
Official Title: A Clinical Study of the Efficacy of a Formulation of Four Probiotics in Patients With Syndrome of Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth and Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Brief Summary: The aim of the present study is to demonstrate the effect of a mixture of four species of probiotics (Saccharomyces boulardii, Bifidobacterium lactis BB-12, Lactobacillus acidophilus LA-5 and Lactobacillus plantarum) in patients with symptomatic irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) who have culture verified syndrome of intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) and those who do not have. This will provide direct evidence for the role of probiotics in treating part of the pathogenesis of IBS.