Does probiotic supplementation improve quality of life in mild-to-moderately active ulcerative colitis patients in Jordan? A secondary outcome of the randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study.

Purpose: Recent findings revealed a potential effect of a probiotic in improving quality of life (QoL) in ulcerative colitis (UC). In Jordan, there is scarce data about UC patients and QoL.

Methods: Twenty-four UC patients were included in the study and were randomly allocated into probiotic (3 × 10 probiotic capsules containing nine Lactobacillus and five Bifidobacterium species) and placebo control groups (containing polysaccharide supplied in an identical bottle) 3 times daily/6 weeks.

Probiotic supplementation induces remission and changes in the immunoglobulins and inflammatory response in active ulcerative colitis patients: A pilot, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study.

Background & Aims: Clinical studies of using probiotics for managing ulcerative colitis (UC) in Jordan are rare. Therefore, we aimed to evaluate the effect of probiotic supplementation on the clinical disease activity and biochemical parameters in patients with mild-to-moderately active UC.

Methods: thirty mild-to-moderate ulcerative colitis patients were included and randomly assigned to participate in a double-blinded randomized study to receive the treatment (3 × 10 of probiotic capsules [containing nine Lactobacillus and five Bifidobacterium species], or a placebo), and included in the intention-to-treat analysis.

The probiotic supplementation role in improving the immune system among people with ulcerative colitis: a narrative review.

Objectives: The purpose of this paper is to summarize the current evidence on probiotics' uses as an adjuvant for ulcerative colitis (UC) and provide an understanding of the effect of probiotics supplement on the immune system and inflammatory responses among UC patients and subsequent therapeutic benefits.

Content: A narrative review of all the relevant published papers known to the author was conducted.

Summary: UC is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that results in inflammation and ulceration of the colon and rectum.

The probiotic supplementation role in improving the immune system among people with ulcerative colitis: a narrative review.

Objectives: The purpose of this paper is to summarize the current evidence on probiotics' uses as an adjuvant for ulcerative colitis (UC) and provide an understanding of the effect of probiotics supplement on the immune system and inflammatory responses among UC patients and subsequent therapeutic benefits.

Content: A narrative review of all the relevant published papers known to the author was conducted.

Summary: UC is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that results in inflammation and ulceration of the colon and rectum.

Comparison of gastric emptying parameters between asymptomatic volunteers and patients with functional dyspepsia in Middle Eastern population.

Objective: To derive the normal reference values for Middle East population using a standard method, and to validate its performance in functional dyspepsia.

Methods: A prospective study was designed to derive gastric emptying parameters in 36 healthy control subjects. We measured the lag phase, half time, and gastric retention at the first, second, and third hours.

Comparison between the values of the hepatic uptake rate obtained by 2 methods, using hepatobiliary scintigraphy in patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis.

Unlabelled: (99m)Tc-mebrofenin hepatobiliary scintigraphy has been introduced for the noninvasive assessment of liver function in the clinical setting and in experimental research.

Methods: During a period of 2 y, 15 patients with fatty livers diagnosed as having nonalcoholic steatohepatitis underwent hepatobiliary scintigraphy using the radiopharmaceutical agent (99m)Tc-labeled mebrofenin. After intravenous administration of 85 MBq of (99m)Tc-mebrofenin, a dynamic image was acquired with the liver and heart in the field of view.