A systematic review and meta-analysis of probiotics for the management of radiation induced bowel disease

Adeel Hamad; Konstantinos C Fragkos; Alastair Forbes

doi:10.1016/j.clnu.2013.02.004

A systematic review and meta-analysis of probiotics for the management of radiation induced bowel disease

Adeel Hamad
, Konstantinos C Fragkos
, Alastair Forbes

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Abstract

A meta-analysis to estimate the efficacy of probiotics in prevention of radiation-induced bowel disease after pelvic radiotherapy has been performed. Previous attempts have arguably failed to provide a comprehensive analysis of clinical trials and their outcomes.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	353-60
Number of pages	8
Journal	Clinical Nutrition
Volume	32
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clnu.2013.02.004
Publication status	Published - Jun 2013

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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

Diarrhea
Dietary Supplements
Humans
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
Pelvis
Probiotics
Radiation Injuries
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
Treatment Outcome

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