Abstract:
OBJECTIVE To investigate the efficacy of Saccharomyces boulardii in the treatment of Helicobacter pylori (Hp) infection and its impact on the intestinal flora of patients with Hp infection.
METHODS A total of 280 patients diagnosed with Hp infection at the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xingtai Medical College from Nov. 2024 to Jul. 2025 were selected as the study subjects. A random number table method was used to divide all patients into 4 groups: A, B, C, D, with 70 patients in each group. During the two-week treatment, all four groups were treated with the oral quadruple anti-Hp medication, group A did not receive any additional medication, group B received S. boulardii powder, 0.13 g twice daily, group C received S. boulardii powder, 0.25 g twice daily and group D received S. boulardii powder, 0.5 g twice daily. The efficacy after two weeks of treatment, intestinal flora distribution, gastric indicators and immune indicator levels before treatment, at one week and two weeks of treatment, and adverse reactions during treatment were compared among the four groups.
RESULTS The eradication rate was 82.86% (58/70) in group A, 91.43% (64/70) in group B, 94.29% (66/70) in group C and 95.71% (67/70) in group D after the drug administration for 8 days, with statistically significant differences (P=0.036). The efficacy scores were (0.96±0.26) points in group A, (0.75±0.30) points in group B, (0.61±0.15) points in group C and (0.60±0.20) points in group D, with statistically significant differences (P<0.001). The effects of time on the levels of Peptococcus, Victivallis, Leuconostoc, Verrucomicrobium, Lachnospira, Nitrospira, gastric indicators and inflammatory factors in patients were related to the treatment regimen. There was no statistically significant difference in the incidence of adverse events among the four groups (P=0.523).
CONCLUSIONS S. boulardii (0.50 g twice daily for two weeks) can effectively improve the eradication treatment rate and efficacy evaluation of patients with Hp infection. Meanwhile, it can improve the intestinal flora distribution, gastric indicators and immune indicator levels in patients with Hp infection.