Outcome of four weeks’ intervention with probiotics on symptoms and endoscopic appearance after surgical reconstruction with a J-configurated ileal-pouch-anal-anastomosis in ulcerative colitis

Abstract

Results of this extended study, showing an effect of probiotics on symptoms and endoscopic inflammation in UC patients operated on with IPAA confirm our previously reported effect of probiotics on clinical symptoms and endoscopic score in a smaller, double-blind, randomized, controlled study. The significantly higher response to probiotics in families with increased risk of IBD will have to be repeated in future studies.