Abstract:Probiotics can improve functional dyspepsia (FD), but probiotics are strain-specific, and the role of probiotics and their mechanism by which probiotics improve FD symptoms are not well studied. In this study, the effect of Lactobacillus paracasei LC-37 Lactobacillus beverage on improving functional dyspepsia and regulating intestinal flora was studied. Methods: a total of 30 subjects with functional dyspepsia were recruited for a 21-day clinical trial, including a 7-day emptying period, a 14-day ingesting period. During the ingesting period, subjects will drink 200 g LC-37 Lactobacillus beverage(the total number of viable Lactobacillus paracasei LC-37 is 5×108 CFU/g, 100 g/bottle) per day. On the 7-day emptying period and the 28-day ingesting period, fecal samples were collected, and clinical symptom scores were evaluated by doctor. Intestinal flora of fecal samples was analyzed by 16S rDNA high-throughput sequencing. Results: there were 29 effective subjects. After ingesting the LC-37 Lactobacillus beverage for 14 days, the clinical symptoms in FD population was significantly improved (P<0.05), and the composition of the intestinal flora was changed, the abundance of beneficial Bifidobacterium, Prevotella_9 and Alistipes genus increased, and Lactobacillus increased significantly, and the abundance of harmful Dorea genus decreased. Conclusion: ingesting LC-37 fermented milk for 14 days, functional dyspepsia could be improved significantly, and intestinal flora was regulated.