Participants sought: A2 milk, IBS and constipation

Participants are sought for a study investigating whether A2 milk influences constipation in IBS sufferers. The study aims to determine whether A2 Milk improves symptoms of constipation in people with non-diarrhoea predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). The research involves working with both healthy people and those with non-diarrhoea predominant IBS.

You may be eligible to participate if:

• you are healthy with no GI complaints OR
• you have non-diarrhoea predominant IBS

Involvement in the study will require you to:

• participate for 14 weeks in total
• consume 750ml milk daily for 2 x 4 week periods
• remain on a dairy free diet for the entire study period
• maintain a food and symptom diary and complete questionnaires
• have blood, breath, urine and faecal samples taken
• swallow a SmartPill device that collects information about gut transit time on 2 occasions
• wear a device that measures your activity for 2 x 7 day periods
• visit the hospital for 7 study visits (over 14 weeks)

Enquiries to: Miss Shirley Webber on ph (03) 9905 8098 or email shirley.webber@monash.edu.
See more about the trial at:
www.med.monash.edu/cecs/gastro/clin-trials/ct-a2milk.html