Gastroenterology

High fiber, high protein diet leads to bloating: Study

28-Jan-2020 By Danielle Masterson

Feeling bloated? Your fiber intake could be to blame.

GanedenBC30 reduces GI and URTI symptoms in children: study

26-Sep-2019 By Danielle Masterson

Bacillus coagulans GBI-30, 6068 (GanedenBC30) may improve gastrointestinal symptoms (GI) and upper respiratory tract infection symptoms (URTI) in children, according to a new study published in the journal Food Research International.

'a breakthrough in conceptualising IBS'

Two-way gut-brain axis links mood disorders with gut complaints

02-Aug-2016 By Will Chu

A brain-to-gut pathway, where neurological symptoms begin first, may explain why higher levels of anxiety and depression are predictors of developing gastrointestinal disorders, a study has determined. 

Dispatches from the International Yakult Symposium

No health claims but probiotics remain on medical agenda

27-Apr-2015 By Shane Starling from Berlin

Probiotics are yet to win a health claim in the European Union but they continue to receive backing by various bodies for gastrointestinal issues like diarrhoea.

Herb shows gastro benefits: Study

12-Jun-2014 By Nicola Cottam

Supplementation with Vital Solutions’ proprietary Benegut perilla frutescens leaf extract offers substantial relief from gastrointestinal (GI) discomfort, say researchers.

Probiotic may prevent colic in healthy infants: BioGaia study

14-Jan-2014

Supplementation with the probiotic Lactobacillus reuteri Protectis may help prevent the onset of functional gastrointestinal disorders such as colic in healthy infants, according to new research backed by probiotic player BioGaia.

Biogaia to develop anti-inflammatory products

30-Mar-2006 By Jess Halliday

Sweden's Biogaia has been granted a new patent on certain strains
of Lactobacilli, which could open up several new uses in the field
of inflammation.

Provexis signs partner for plantain-based Crohn's disease product

15-Sep-2005 By Dominique Patton

Nutraceutical developer Provexis has entered into a collaboration
agreement with an unnamed 'leading' clinical nutrition company to
create a food containing its plantain extract for people with
inflammatory bowel diseases.

Fructose intolerance?

13-Oct-2003

Food makers could one day face demand for fructose-free products as
preliminary findings link the sugar found in fruits to a role in
gastrointestinal disorders.

Liver damage linked to herbal tea

18-Jul-2002

Scientists from Greece have reported a possible link between liver
damage similar to that caused by hepatitis and the consumption of
herbal tea meant to help lower cholesterol and blood sugar levels.

Rice bran probiotics to aid GI health

23-May-2002

NutraStar, the US company which specialises in products based on
stabilised rice bran, has launched three new probiotic dietary
supplements, called SynBiotics Formulas, which are designed to aid
gastrointestinal (GI) health.