Patent ID: 11951122
Assignee: CHAO-CHENG CHEN
Field: Pharmaceuticals (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC A  C | IPC A  C

Claim 0:
1. A method for treating irritable bowel syndrome in a subject in need thereof, the method comprising administering to the subject a composition including a fiber formed of β-1-4-glucan and a carrier thereof, wherein the fiber has a diameter of between 15 nm and 35 nm and a mean length of between 1.5 μm and 3.5 μm, wherein the fibers are formed by fermentation by at least one bacterium,
wherein the irritable bowel syndrome is irritable bowel syndrome with constipation (IBS-C), irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea (IBS-D), mixed irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-M), or unclassified irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-U).