Examination of real-world hospital data assessing multi-strain probiotic initiation for adults with diarrhoea-predominant or mixed IBS and implications for care.
Key Takeaways
- Probiotic initiators had a 35-point greater mean IBS-SSS reduction versus standard care
- Clinical response rates were higher with probiotics, 62.7% versus 44.0% for IBS-SSS
- Treatment escalation occurred less often with probiotics, 24.0% versus 40.0% in controls