Alpha-Galactosidase and gas
What 3 graded rows on alpha-galactosidase agree on for gas, and where they differ. Counted side by side, never averaged.
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What the rows agree on
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Alpha-Galactosidase and gas
3 rows · 79 peopleThey agree: all 3 rows found an improvement.
- CGrade C× 1
- DGrade D× 2
- Rows
- 3
- Trials
- 3
- People
- 79
What the rows share
From the rowsThe best-graded row, grade C, is a randomized trial of 52 people (2013) and found an improvement.
The rows run from 8 to 52 people, published from 1994 to 2013: 3 single studies.
The rows
3 improved- CGrade CGas-related symptoms in children · Improved
RCT · n 52 · 2013 · Children aged 4 to 17 with chronic or recurrent gas-related symptoms (27 enzyme, 25 placebo)
Dosed by body weight (amount not stated in the abstract) · 2 weeks
Global distress fell more than with placebo (p = 0.02), with fewer days of moderate to severe bloating (p = 0.03) and fewer children with flatulence (p = 0.02); abdominal spasms and distension did not differ. No adverse events were reported.
Row on the Alpha-Galactosidase page · PubMed 24063420 (opens PubMed)
- DGrade DFlatulence after a bean chili meal · Improved
Crossover RCT · n 19 · 1994 · 19 volunteers
8 drops with the meal (vs placebo) · Two test meals one week apart, 6-hour follow-up
Flatulence events per hour were lower than placebo over 6 hours (p = .016), significant at hour 5 only; bloating and pain did not differ.
Row on the Alpha-Galactosidase page · PubMed 7964541 (opens PubMed)
- DGrade DGas production and flatulence after a bean meal · Improved
RCT · n 8 · 2007 · Healthy volunteers
300 or 1,200 GalU with a meal of 420 g cooked beans (vs placebo) · Single test meals, 8-hour follow-up
1,200 GalU significantly reduced breath hydrogen and the severity of flatulence; both 300 and 1,200 GalU reduced the total symptom score.
Row on the Alpha-Galactosidase page · PubMed 17151807 (opens PubMed)