Probiotic supplementation improves tolerance to <scp>Helicobacter pylori</scp> eradication therapy – a placebo‐controlled, double‐blind randomized pilot study

Abstract

In this pilot study, probiotic supplementation did not diminish significantly the frequency of new or aggravated symptoms during H. pylori eradication. However, our data suggest an improved tolerance to the eradication treatment when total symptom severity was taken into account. Furthermore, the results show that probiotic bacteria are able to survive in the gastrointestinal tract despite the intensive antimicrobial therapy.