Therapeutics effects of bovine colostrum applications on gastrointestinal diseases: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Evidence on the effects of bovine colostrum (BC) supplementation on gastrointestinal (GI) diseases is conflicting.

Objectives

This systematic review summarized the findings of clinical trials (CTs) on the effects of BC supplementation on GI diseases.

Methods

A systematic search was conducted in online databases, including PubMed, ISI Web of Science, and Scopus, until March 2021 and updated until December 2023. CTs investigated BC's effect on any measurable symptomatic change in terms of GI health as the primary outcome variable or as one of the outcomes in any population eligible for this systematic review.

Results

Out of 6881 records, 22 CTs (uncontrolled = 4, cross-over = 1, and parallel = 17) with 1427 patients were enrolled in the systematic revi

SUBMITTER: Hajihashemi P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10898101 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature