Effect of Gut Microbiota on Chronic Constipation and Guiding the Clinical Treatment
10.3969/j.issn.1008-7125.2017.05.012
- VernacularTitle:胃肠道微生态如何影响慢性便秘以及指导临床治疗
- Author:
Xiaoxue SHEN
;
Ting YU
;
Lin LIN
- Keywords:
Microbiota;
Constipation;
Gastrointestinal Motility;
Short Chain Fatty Acids;
Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth;
Probiotics
- From:
Chinese Journal of Gastroenterology
2017;22(5):308-311
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Gut microbiota is characteristically changed and participates in the pathogenesis and progression of a variety of diseases.Studies have shown that the ecological diversities of gut microbiota of constipated patients are disturbed, and some probiotics are effective for treatment of chronic constipation.This article reviewed the research progress on alterations of gut microbiota in chronic constipation, the mechanism of which affecting gastrointestinal motility, the interaction between microbiota and motility, and the efficacy of probiotics for clarifying the effect of gut microbiota on chronic constipation and guiding the clinical treatment.
