"A Randomised Controlled Trial on the Effectiveness of Synbiotics on the Frequency and Duration of Loose Bowel Movement in Acute Adult Diarrheal Disease.
A Randomised Controlled Trial on the Effectiveness of Synbiotics, Lactobacillus acidophilus and Bifido bifidum in Soy Phytochemical Extract, on the Frequency and Duration of Loose Bowel Movement in Acute Adult Diarrheal Disease.
Francel Villarin
38 participants
Sep 1, 2006
Interventional
Conditions
Summary
To determine if supplementation with the synbiotic would decrease the frequency of bowel movements of adult patients admitted for acute diarrheal disease.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria1
- Angeles University Foundation Medical Center (AUFMC) and Rafael Lazatin Memorial Medical Center (RLMMC) patients, admitted for acute diarrheal disease from September 2006 to March 2007.Acute Diarrhea is defined as loose, watery, bowel movement of more than 3x a day non-bloody; loose watery bowel movement of 2 episodes more than patient’s usual BM.
Exclusion Criteria1
- Patients with co-morbidities, those who are diagnose with typhoid infections, amebiasis, no history or current antibiotics or antidiarrheal medication use, overflow diarrhea, antimotility intake, irritable bowel syndrome, history of diabetes mellitus, laxative abuse, malabsorption syndrome, thyroid pathology and those who are having diarrhea for more than a week.
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Interventions
Synbiotics- is a combination of probiotics and prebiotics.this is composed of live microbial supplements and non digestible sugars that stimulate the growth of those bacteria. The soy phytochemical extract contains Lactobacillus acidophilus and Bifido bifidum given to the randomize test group 1 casule 3 times a day for 4 days per orem. One capsule of the soy phytochemical extract contains 3.5 billion viable probiotic colony forming bacteria. 1.5 billion Bifido bifidum and 1.65 billion Lactobacillus acidophilus and 100mg prebiotic soluble oligosaccharides and soy phytochemical exract. All patient were put on low fat, lactose free diet, in the entire hospital stay. All results will be collected at the end of the 6 months study period, unmask, tabulated and analyze by the authors.
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ACTRN12607000296437