Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) causes many symptoms, including abdominal pain, irregular bowel movements and bloating. It may be caused by loe degree inflammation of the intestine. The ingredients of coltect which contains green tea, selenium, and curcumin have been proven very safe and have anti inflammatory and anti oxidant activity. The aim of the study is to see whether the use of Coltect can improve symptoms in IBS patients.
The etiology of Irritable bowel syndrome is unknown but some evidence suggests it may be caused by a certain degree of inflammation, another theory is that intestinal flora has an influence on IBS. Coltect combines 3 ingredients: green tea, selenium and curcumin, all of which have been shown to have anti inflammatory and anti oxidant activity. the aim of the study is to investigate if use of coltect can improve symptoms in IBS patients
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Enrollment
40
Gastroenterology institute Meir Hospital
Kfar Saba, Israel
RECRUITINGimprovement of IBS symptoms and quality of life
improvement of IBS symptoms and quality of life (QOL) assessed by IBS and QOL questionaires.
Time frame: 10 weeks
change in bacterial stool flora
stool tests to investigate change in intestinal flora during the study.
Time frame: 10 weeks
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