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Efficacy of Lactobacillus casei Shirota for patients with irritable bowel syndrome

Annemieke Y. Thijssen, Cees H. Clemens, Vanessa Vankerckhoven, Herman Goossens, Daisy Jonkers, Ad Masclee

European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology · 2015 · 45 citations · 33 references

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Abstract

After probiotic treatment with LcS, no improvement of 30% in MSS was observed after 8 weeks.

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