Constipation
Constipation in PD — gut-brain links, fibre, prokinetics, and prebiotic / probiotic trials.
State of the art
No update yet for Constipation. An update is a standalone state-of-the-art for the topic — what someone with Parkinson's needs to know about where this approach stands today.
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Safety and efficacy of faecal microbiota transplantation in Parkinson’s disease
Across the 11 studies reviewed, constipation was the one outcome that improved consistently after FMT — standing out against otherwise heterogeneous results for motor and other non-motor symptoms. This makes constipation relief the most robust signal from the FMT evidence base to date, though standardised, larger trials are still needed before FMT can be recommended for this purpose.