Assessment of the quality of life of patients with irritable bowel syndrome on the background of complex therapy with the inclusion of butyric acid preparations

Abstract

The article presents the patients with irritable bowel syndrome quality of life dynamics on the butyric acid (butyrate) treatment. The high efficiency of the complex therapy of IBS with the addition of butyrate is shown in relation to the effect on pain and the intensity of bloating. The addition of butyrate to the complex therapy of IBS had a positive impact on the patients’ quality of life: all indicators of the psychological component of health and most indicators of the physical component of health improved, with the exception of role-playing physical functioning.