Editorial: probiotics and IBS - where are we now?

The authors reflect on the use of probiotics in the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), highlighting the study by G. Sisson and colleagues on IBS. He states that existing studies on probiotics have vague claims which include the belief that all probiotics are equal. The study by Sisson and colleagues reportedly revealed that the effects of probiotics disappear once consumption stops. He argues that patients should only take probiotics strains supported by clinical science.