Society guideline links: Probiotics

Introduction — This topic includes links to society and government-sponsored guidelines from selected countries and regions around the world. We will update these links periodically; newer versions of some guidelines may be available on each society's website. Some societies may require users to log in to access their guidelines.

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International

●World Gastroenterology Organisation (WGO): Global guidelines on probiotics and prebiotics (2017)

●WGO: Global guidelines on acute diarrhea in adults and children – A global perspective (2012)

Canada

●Canadian Paediatric Society (CPS): Position statement on using probiotics in paediatric populations (2022)

United States

●American Gastroenterological Association (AGA): Clinical practice guidelines on the role of probiotics in the management of gastrointestinal disorders (2020)

●American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (ASCRS): Practice parameters for the management of Clostridium difficile infection (2015)

Europe

●European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism (ESPEN): Guideline on clinical nutrition in inflammatory bowel disease (2020)

●ESPEN: Practical guideline on clinical nutrition in liver disease (2020)

●European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (ESPGHAN): Probiotics for the prevention of antibiotic-associated diarrhea in children (2016)