Kimchi improves irritable bowel syndrome: results of a randomized, double-blind placebo-controlled study

Background: Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) can be caused by abnormal bowel movements, altered brain-gut axis, gut microbiota change, and low levels of inflammation or immune activation. The intake of food contain- ing much fiber and lactic acid bacteria (LABs) can alleviate IBS. Objective: This study was undertaken to confirm the alleviative effect of kimchi on symptoms of IBS. Design: Three types of kimchi (standard kimchi, SK; dead nano-sized Lactobacillus plantarum nF1 (nLp) added to...