BioGaia product effective in constipated adults
A study of 40 adults with constipation shows that the patients given Lactobacillus reuteri Protectis were significantly less constipated after four weeks compared to the patients given placebo.In the double blind, placebo-controlled study 40 adults, diagnosed with functional constipation, were supplemented with either two chewable tablets per day of Lactobacillus reuteri Protectis or corresponding placebo. The intervention period was four weeks and constipation was measured as number of bowel movements per week. Bowel movements were recorded for each patient at the start of the study and