Probiotic (VSL#3) for Gulf War Illness

Abstract

The overall objective of the study is to determine the effect of probiotic Visbiome(trademark) on: 1) Intestinal symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) and 2) Non-intestinal symptoms (fatigue, joint pain, insomnia, general stiffness and headache) associated with IBS, the symptoms of Gulf War (GW) illness, 3) Serum pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines, 4) fecal microbiota. The manuscript on The Effect of probiotics on IBS and GW illness was published in Oct, 2022. The effect of probiotics on serum cytokines was presented on Oct 25, 2022 in the Am Gastroenterology Conference. The stool samples analysis is ongoing.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 2022
Accession Number
AD1190492

Entities

People

  • Ashok K Tuteja

Organizations

  • Western Institute For Biomedical Research

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Biomedical Research
  • Buildings And Structures
  • Colonic Diseases
  • Cytokines
  • Department Of Defense
  • Diseases
  • Electronic Mail
  • Gastroenterology
  • Gut Microbiome
  • Information Operations
  • Microbiomes
  • Pain
  • Persian Gulf Syndrome
  • Probiotics
  • Research Facilities
  • Risk Factors
  • South Carolina

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Gulf War Illness and Chronic Multisymptom Illness in Veterans.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.