益生菌与肠易激综合征

Probiotics and Irritable Bowel Syndrome

人类肠道作为消化和营养吸收器官,在维持整个机体的健康方面发挥了重要作用,这一作用的发挥与肠道菌群是分不开的。肠易激综合征(IBS)是一个世界性问题,其发病与肠道菌群有关,但确切的作用机制尚不明确。IBS虽不是致命性疾病,但其严重影响了人们的日常生活,降低了生活质量,同时也给医疗健康和整个社会带来了巨大的经济负担。因此,寻找一种有效的方式来缓解这一现状迫在眉睫。而益生菌治疗IBS的目的即在于重建被破坏的肠道微生态环境。

As a digestive and nutrition uptake organ, human intestine plays an important role in keeping the whole body＇s health ,which cannot be separated from intestinal flora. Irritable bowel syndrome（IBS） is a global problem. Many lit- eratures have reported the relationship between IBS and intestinal flora though the definite mechanisms of action have not yet been elucidated. Even though IBS is not a life-threatening disease, it indeed severely influences people＇s daily life and decreases the quality of life. Meanwhile, it brings a huge economic burden on the heahhcare system and the whole society. So it is imperative to find an effective way to relieve the condition. Probiotics, as a treatment for IBS, aims at re-establishing the disturbed equilibrium of micro-ecological environment in gastrointestinal tract.