PROPHYLACTIC AND/OR THERAPEUTIC AGENT FOR FUNCTIONAL DYSPEPSIA

摘要

It is found that a fermentation product from a propionibacterium shows a prophylactic and/or therapeutic effect on functional dyspepsia in an in vitro test and a test using a patient having irritable bowel syndrome. Specifically, it is found that the fermentation product has an activity of increasing the frequency of bowel contraction in a distal colorectum-specific manner without varying the force of bowel contraction, and it is also found that the fermentation product has an effect of improving the defecation, general abdominal condition or health-related QOL in a patient having irritable bowel syndrome. The fermentation product can be ingested in a large quantity. It is expected that the fermentation product has an effect of preventing/treating functional dyspepsia safely.