Possible roles of short-chain fatty acids in the pathophysiology and treatment of irritable bowel syndrome

Figure 4 At 3 years after fecal microbiota transplantation[75]. A: Faecalibacterium prausnitzii level was inversely correlated with irritable bowel syndrome severity scoring system; B: Faecalibacterium prausnitzii was inversely correlated with Fatigue assessment scale total scores; ntation; C: Butyric acid levels were inversely correlated with irritable bowel syndrome severity scoring system; D: Butyric acid levels were inversely correlated with Fatigue assessment scale total scores. Citation: El-Salhy M. Intestinal bacteria associated with irritable bowel syndrome and chronic fatigue. Neurogastroenterol Motil 2023; 35: E14621. Copyright ©The Authors 2023. Published by John Wiley & Sons. The article is open access (Supplementary material). IBS-SSS: Irritable bowel syndrome severity scoring system; FAS: Fatigue assessment scale.