Fiber and Probiotics: study protocols
10 study groups took Fiber together with Probiotics. These are the doses the studies gave. They are not a recommendation.
Dose per serving from research: Fiber
10 study groups in 10 studies say how much Fiber participants took a day.
These are the doses the studies gave. They are not a recommendation.
Most common: 2.5 g to 5 g, 30% of 10 study groups.
| Daily dose | Study groups |
|---|---|
| 2.5 g or less | 1 |
| 2.5 g to 5 g | 3 |
| 5 g to 10 g | 0 |
| 10 g to 25 g | 2 |
| 25 g to 50 g | 2 |
| 50 g to 100 g | 2 |
Commonly used together
4 of 10 study groups took Fiber and Probiotics with something else, but nothing that 3 or more different studies gave.
10 study groups
| Study | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Effect of a Nutritional Support System to Increase Survival and Reduce Mortality in Patients with COVID-19 in Stage III and Comorbidities: A Blinded Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial 2022 · Intervention Group (IG) · Hospitalized men and women aged 30–75 years with stage III COVID-19, oxygen saturation below 90%, and comorbidities including type 2 diabetes, systemic arterial hypertension, or BMI 25–40 | 40 g | 500 mg | 3 weeks | 40 |
| The effects of probiotics plus dietary fiber on antipsychotic-induced weight gain: a randomized clinical trial 2022 · Probiotics plus dietary fiber · Adults aged 18–45 with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder, receiving atypical antipsychotics and with more than 10% weight gain | 60 g | 1.68 g | 12 weeks | 34 |
| Probiotics Plus Dietary Fiber Supplements Attenuate Olanzapine-Induced Weight Gain in Drug-Naïve First-Episode Schizophrenia Patients: Two Randomized Clinical Trials 2022 · Olanzapine and probiotics plus dietary fiber (Study 2) · Adults aged 18–50 with drug-naïve first-episode schizophrenia | 60 g | 1.68 g | 12 weeks | 30 |
| Probiotics, soluble fiber, and L-Glutamine (GLN) reduce nelfinavir (NFV)- or lopinavir/ritonavir (LPV/r)-related diarrhea 2004 · Supplement group · HIV-positive men with diarrhea receiving nelfinavir- or lopinavir/ritonavir-containing antiretroviral therapy | 11 g | 1.2 g | 12 weeks | 28 |
| Lactobacillus supplementation for diarrhoea related to chemotherapy of colorectal cancer: a randomised study 2007 · Lactobacillus plus guar gum supplementation · Adults aged 18–75 with resected colorectal cancer receiving adjuvant chemotherapy | 11 g | — | 24 weeks | — |
| Efficacy of synbiotics to reduce acute radiation proctitis symptoms and improve quality of life: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled pilot trial 2014 · synbiotic · Patients with prostate cancer receiving 3-dimensional conformal radiation therapy; age and sex not specified | 4.3 g | 0.1 billion CFU | 4 weeks | — |
| Efficacy of Synbiotics to Reduce Symptoms and Rectal Inflammatory Response in Acute Radiation Proctitis: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Pilot Trial 2020 · synbiotic · Patients with prostate cancer receiving radiotherapy | 4.3 g | 0.1 billion CFU | 7 weeks | — |
| Synbiotic Supplementation Improves Response to Iron Supplementation in Female Athletes during Training 2022 · Daily synbiotic supplement plus iron · Female athletes with low iron status | 5 g | 8 billion CFU | 8 weeks | 9 |
| [Multi-strain probiotic combined with dietary fiber is an effective factor in the nutritional support of immunity in athletes] 2024 · main group · Male basketball athletes aged 18 to 24 years | 40 g | — | 23 days | 15 |
| Randomized pilot trial of a synbiotic dietary supplement in chronic HIV-1 infection 2012 · Synbiotic · Adult women with HIV-1 infection taking antiretroviral medication and with blood CD4 count >200 cells/μl | 2.5 g | 10 billion CFU | 4 weeks | 14 |