Researchers report it is feasible to recruit and retain acute kidney transplant recipients in trials examining prebiotics on infections and gastrointestinal symptoms, according to data published in the Journal of Renal Nutrition.
Further, they found prebiotics may improve gastrointestinal symptoms among kidney transplant recipients.
“We wanted to undertake an interventional study to address the gastrointestinal burden and high levels of infections in kidney transplant recipients. In a prior study, we found that approximately 80% of our kidney transplant recipients report gastrointestinal