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Sep 2026
A meta-analysis of berberine combined with brain-gut axis-targeted agents for diarrhoea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome
The prevalence of diarrhoea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-D) is high and significantly impairs patient quality of life. Berberine, a naturally occurring isoquinoline alkaloid, shows promise in combination with brain-gut axis-targeted drugs for relieving abdominal pain, bloating, and diarrhoea in IBS-D....
Nan-Xi Liu, Ya-Hui Huang, Hui-Xia Qiao et al.
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