Bioscience of Microbiota, Food and Health
Online ISSN : 2186-3342
ISSN-L : 2186-3342
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A study of the prebiotic effect of lactulose at low dosages in healthy Japanese women
Yohei SAKAINobuo SEKIHirokazu HAMANOHiroshi OCHIFumiaki ABEFumiko SHIMIZUKazuya MASUDAHisakazu IINO
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2019 Volume 38 Issue 2 Pages 69-72

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To investigate the prebiotic effect of lactulose at low dosages, we assessed changes in defaecation frequency following ingestion of 1, 2, or 3 g/day of lactulose for 2 weeks. Each test was carried out after a 2-week washout period. This was an open-label, before-after trial that enrolled 26 healthy Japanese women. The defaecation frequency, number of defaecation days, and number of faecal bifidobacteria increased significantly compared with before ingestion of 1, 2, and 3 g/day of lactulose. These results suggest that even 1 g/day of lactulose could have a prebiotic effect.

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