Comparison with healthy controls: meta-analysis of changes in intestinal flora in Chinese patients with irritable bowel syndrome.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The characteristics of the gut microbiota in Chinese patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and their association with the disease remain unclear. Although current studies have revealed some changes in the gut microbiota of IBS patients, these changes vary across different studies and no consistent conclusions have been reached. Additionally, geographical differences may lead to unique microbial characteristics in IBS patients, which could serve as potential diagnostic tools or therapeutic targets. We hypothesize that the gut microbiota of Chinese IBS patients exhibits unique compositional and functional characteristics that differ significantly from those of healthy individuals.

Aim

To investigate differential characteristics of gut microbiota in Chinese pa

SUBMITTER: Tu H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12531269 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature