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The exact cause of enteritis following abdominal radiotherapy remains unclear, but alterations in the fecal microbiota might play a role. Research has shown that Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium can be beneficial to the host. Prebiotics encourage the growth of these bacteria, which could positively impact the intestinal lining during abdominal radiotherapy (1)
It is a randomized double-blind, placebo-controlled prevention trial evaluating 6 g (daily) Fructooligosaccharides (FOS) + Inulin-type fructans (ITF) / Inulin (50%/50%) and placebo (6 g of maltodextrin) twice daily from one week before to three weeks after radiotherapy in 31 patients with [gynaecological cancer](brain://QHptE-Djo0q…