Colonic gas homeostasis: Mechanisms of adaptation following HOST-G904 galactooligosaccharide use in humans.
M MegoA AccarinoG TzortzisJ VulevicG GibsonF GuarnerFernando AzpirozPublished in: Neurogastroenterology and motility : the official journal of the European Gastrointestinal Motility Society (2017)
Adaptation to regular consumption of HOST-G904 prebiotic involves a shift in microbiota metabolism toward low-gas producing pathways, with a non-significant increase in gas-consuming activity. Hence, regular consumption of HOST-G904 regulates intestinal gas metabolism: less gas is produced and a somewhat larger proportion of it is consumed.