Probiotics for treatment of irritable bowel disease (IBS) through improvement of gut neuromuscular function

摘要

The present invention relates to the use of probiotics in nutritional compositions or medicaments for the prevention or treatment of gut-neuromuscular abnormalities. Such abnormalities are, for example, associated with colic in babies, gut-pain or gut discomfort in general. Probiotics may be administered in a living or dead state, and also the supernatant of fermentation medium may be directly used to achieve the beneficial effects reported herein.