Editing Probiotic (section)

=== Recurrent abdominal pain ===
A 2017 review based on moderate to low-quality evidence suggests that probiotics may be helpful in relieving pain in the short term in children with recurrent abdominal pain, but the proper strain and dosage are not known.<ref name="NewloveDelgadoMartin2017">{{Cite journal |vauthors=Newlove-Delgado TV, Martin AE, Abbott RA, Bethel A, Thompson-Coon J, Whear R et al. |year=2017 |title=Dietary interventions for recurrent abdominal pain in childhood. |journal=Cochrane Database Syst Rev |volume=2017 |issue=3 |pages=CD010972 |doi=10.1002/14651858.CD010972.pub2 |pmc=6464236 |pmid=28334433 |quote=Overall, there is some evidence to suggest that probiotics may be effective in the treatment of RAP, in terms of improving pain in the shorter term. Clinicians may therefore consider probiotic interventions as part of the management strategy for children with RAP ''(Recurrent Abdominal Pain)''. However, we were unable to recommend the optimum strain and dosage of probiotics based on this review. The evidence for the effectiveness of probiotics was based largely on shorter-term outcomes. Further trials are required to assess whether improvements in pain are maintained over the longer term; these trials should also consider the importance of using validated and consistent scales to measure pain and other outcomes.}}</ref>