Bacillus Coagulans Effect on Gastrointestinal Function in Healthy Adults.

Impact of Heyndrickxia (Bacillus) Coagulans Probiotic on Gastrointestinal Function in Healthy Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial

A single centre, double-blind, placebo-controlled study to evaluate the effect of the consumption of Bacillus coagulans at a daily dose of 1 x 10⁹ CFU on bowel habits, intestinal microbiota and gastrointestinal symptoms in healthy adults.

Inclusion Criteria:

1- Adults male or female aged 18-65 years old. 2- Generally healthy but with irregular bowel movements, including <4 stools/week or periodic (over 2/week) loose stools 2- Agreed not to take other probiotics or prebiotics products during the study period, unless specified by the investigator.

3- Subjects enrolled in the study voluntarily and signed the Consent Form.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Subjects aged <18 or > 65 years, pregnant or lactating women, and those who are susceptible to allergens or have food allergies.
2. Subjects with cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, hepatic, renal, hematopoietic diseases or endocrine diseases, and or mental illness.
3. Subjects with constipation symptoms caused by surgical operation within the past 30 days; subjects with acute GI track diseases in the past 30 days; subjects with constipation symptoms due to severe organ lesion (colon cancer, severe enteritis, intestinal obstruction, inflammatory bowel disease, etc.)
4. Subjects who could not eat orally or take the study products as prescribed or cannot comply with the protocol.
5. Subjects administered relevant products recently, which would affect the outcome of the study.
6. Subjects who took probiotics or prebiotics products (including yogurt, beverages or foods containing probiotics) within the past month, which may affect the results of the study.
7. Subjects who suffered from gastrointestinal disease within the past month.
8. Subjects who had taken antibiotics in the past month.
9. Subjects who had not taken the test product as prescribed or took other supplements or drugs.
10. Subjects with incomplete data or incomplete information, so that the efficacy could not be estimated.