The Impact of Probiotics on Gut Health and the Treatment of Irritable Bowel Syndrome in Neonates
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Intensive Care Unit [NICU], Necrotizing Enterocolitis [NEC], Probiotic, RefluxAbstract
The research paper explored that neonates who are admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit [NICU] often face feeding intolerance and gastrointestinal due to gut immaturity and microbial imbalances. Probiotics have emerged as a promising intervention to improve gut health, enhance feeding tolerance, and reduce gastrointestinal disorders like necrotizing
enterocolitis [NEC]. The study investigated the influence of probiotic supplementation on neonatal gut function and feeding outcomes. The study was conducted with 100 neonates admitted to the NICU and divided into two groups intervention and control. The intervention group receives the probiotic and the control group receives only standardized care for feeding. The findings demonstrate that neonates who received the probiotics improved the feeding tolerance, and reduced vomiting and reflux as compared to the feeding in the controlled group. Additionally, probiotic supplementation was linked with a lower incidence of feeding-related complications which suggests its potential role in improving neonatal digestive health. Despite the positive effects the study demonstrates the limitations of sample sampling and needs further research to address the limitations.
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