ABSTRACT
Objective:To investigate the efficacy of bifidobacteria combined with Kangfuxin liquid in the treatment of gastrointestinal ulcer in older adult patients and its effects on intestinal flora. Methods:A total of 84 older adult patients with gastrointestinal ulcer who received treatment in The First People's Hospital of Yongkang from January 2020 to December 2021 were included in this study. They were randomly assigned to receive either Kangfuxin liquid treatment (control group, n = 42) or Kangfuxin liquid combined with bifidobacteria treatment (combined group, n = 42) based on conventional symptomatic treatment. Efficacy and intestinal flora were compared between the two groups. Results:Total response rate and Helicobacter pylori eradication rate in the combined group were 97.62% and 88.10%, respectively, which were significantly higher than those in the control group ( χ2 = 8.63, 7.25, both P < 0.05). After treatment, the numbers of Bifidobacteria, Lactobacilli, Digestive cocci and Eubacteria in the combined group were greater than those in the control group, and the numbers of Enterococci, Enterobacter and Clostridium were lower than those in the control group ( t = 11.84, 6.50, 6.33, 7.16, 3.21, 3.24, 6.98, all P < 0.05). After treatment, the levels of interleukin-6 (IL-6) and interleukin-17 (IL-17) in the combined group were (5.09 ± 0.85) ng/L and (6.13 ± 1.27) ng/L, respectively, which were significantly lower than those in the control group, and interferon-γ and prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) levels in the combined group were (25.95 ± 3.67) ng/L and (20.06 ± 0.92) ng/L, respectively, which were significantly lower than those in the control group ( t = 8.28, 7.28, 8.19, 9.10, all P < 0.001). Conclusion:Bifidobacteria combined with Kangfuxin liquid is highly effective on gastrointestinal ulcer in older adult patients. The combined method can adjust intestinal flora and improve inflammatory indicators, and therefore is worthy of clinical promotion.