To select among different dietary and clinical conditions the most appropriate to assess the impact of a fermented milk product on gas-related symptoms
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Change in number of gas evacuations per anus
Timeframe: during a 3-day baseline period and during two 3-day periods of controlled diet before and after a 28-day study product consumption period
Change in intestinal gas volume
Timeframe: following a 3-day period of controlled diet before and after a 28- day study product consumption period
Change in intestinal gas composition
Timeframe: following a 3- day period of controlled diet before and after a 28-day study product consumption period
Change in colonic gas volume/segmental distribution
Timeframe: following a 3-day period of controlled diet before and after a 28-day study product consumption period
Gas related symptoms (self-completed questionnaire)
Timeframe: 3 days
Digestive well-being (self-completed questionnaire)
Timeframe: 3 days
Composition of gut microbiota (molecular biology methods)
Timeframe: 5 days
Bowel function (self-completed questionnaire; bristol stool scale)
Timeframe: 3 days