Fecal microbiota transplantation for the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Figure 1  PRISMA flow diagram for the literature search.

Figure 2  Risk of bias assessments for the trials reviewed.

Figure 3 Forest plot of randomised controlled trials of fecal microbiota transplantation for treating irritable bowel syndrome: Improvement of symptoms after three and six months. FMT: Fecal microbiota transplantation.

Figure 4 Forest plot of randomised controlled trials of fecal microbiota transplantation for treating irritable bowel syndrome: Adverse events. FMT: Fecal microbiota transplantation.

Figure 5  Forest plot of randomised controlled trials of fecal microbiota transplantation for treating irritable bowel syndrome: Quality-of-life scores after three and six months.

Figure 6 Forest plot of randomised controlled trials of fecal microbiota transplantation for treating irritable bowel syndrome: Improvement of symptoms after three and six months (route of administration subgroup analysis). FMT: Fecal microbiota transplantation.