公开(公告)号：US20170196916A1

公开(公告)日：2017-07-13

申请号：US15327193

申请日：2015-08-24

Applicant: CHR. HANSEN A/S

Inventor： Dorte ESKESEN ,  Lillian JESPERSEN ,  Cathrine Melsaether MORBERG ,  Birgit MICHELSEN

IPC: A61K35/745 ,  A23L2/52 ,  A23L33/00 ,  A23L33/135

CPC classification number: A61K35/745 ,  A23L2/52 ,  A23L33/135 ,  A23L33/40 ,  A23V2002/00 ,  A61K2035/11

Abstract: The present invention is based upon the findings of two large clinical studies to determine the efficacy of daily consumption of the probiotic strain Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis deposited as DSM 15954 for 4 weeks on abdominal pain in postmenopausal women. Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis significantly reduced abdominal pain. Accordingly, the present invention relates to a probiotic product comprising Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis for use in reducing abdominal pain in a postmenopausal woman. The invention further relates to a method for reducing abdominal pain in a postmenopausal woman, the method comprising administering a probiotic product comprising Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis to the postmenopausal woman.