Probiotics and Eye pain - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Eye pain is reported as a side effect among people who take Probiotics (yogurt), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, also take Oxervate, and have Neurotrophic keratopathy.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Eye pain when taking Probiotics. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 9,405 people who have side effects when taking Probiotics from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Probiotics?

Probiotics has active ingredients of yogurt. It is often used in irritable bowel syndrome. eHealthMe is studying from 9,541 Probiotics users. Check the latest studies of Probiotics.

What is Eye pain?

Eye pain is found to be associated with 1,750 drugs and 2,471 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Eye pain.



On Jul, 30, 2026

9,405 people reported to have side effects when taking Probiotics.
Among them, 90 people (0.96%) have Eye pain.

Could Probiotics cause Eye pain?

Among these 90 people:

What is the gender of people who have Eye pain when taking Probiotics? *

  • female: 90.48 %
  • male: 9.52 %

What is the age of people who have Eye pain when taking Probiotics? *

  • 0-1: 0.0 %
  • 2-9: 2.38 %
  • 10-19: 2.38 %
  • 20-29: 14.29 %
  • 30-39: 0.0 %
  • 40-49: 11.9 %
  • 50-59: 16.67 %
  • 60+: 52.38 %

What are other drugs people take besides Probiotics? *

  1. Oxervate: 50 people, 55.56%
  2. Vitamin D3: 34 people, 37.78%
  3. Vitamin C: 24 people, 26.67%
  4. Vitamins: 21 people, 23.33%
  5. Fish Oil: 20 people, 22.22%
  6. Aspirin: 16 people, 17.78%
  7. Omeprazole: 13 people, 14.44%
  8. Gabapentin: 13 people, 14.44%
  9. Prednisone: 13 people, 14.44%
  10. Vitamin B12: 13 people, 14.44%

What are other side effects people have besides Eye pain? *

  1. Ocular Hyperaemia (an abnormally large amount of blood in eye): 26 people, 28.89%
  2. Eye Irritation: 21 people, 23.33%
  3. Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 16 people, 17.78%
  4. Vision Blurred: 15 people, 16.67%
  5. Joint Pain: 14 people, 15.56%
  6. Photophobia (extreme sensitivity to light): 12 people, 13.33%
  7. Headache (pain in head): 12 people, 13.33%
  8. Lacrimation Increased: 12 people, 13.33%
  9. Fever: 12 people, 13.33%
  10. Drowsiness: 11 people, 12.22%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

  1. Neurotrophic Keratopathy (decreased corneal sensitivity and poor corneal healing): 47 people, 52.22%
  2. Ulcerative Colitis (inflammatory bowel disease (ibd). it causes swelling, ulcerations, and loss of function of the large intestine): 9 people, 10.00%
  3. Ulcerative Keratitis (ulcerative inflammation of the cornea): 7 people, 7.78%
  4. Hypoaesthesia Eye (reduced sense of touch or sensation on eyes): 6 people, 6.67%
  5. Dry Eyes (lack of adequate tears): 3 people, 3.33%
  6. Osteoporosis (bones weak and more likely to break): 2 people, 2.22%
  7. Glaucoma (increased fluid pressure in the eye with vision loss): 2 people, 2.22%
  8. Crohn's Disease (a condition that causes inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract): 2 people, 2.22%
  9. Dermatitis Atopic (inflammatory, chronically relapsing, non-contagious and pruritic skin disorder): 2 people, 2.22%
  10. Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor: 1 person, 1.11%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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Sub-studies by gender and age:

Female: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+

Male: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+

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How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on yogurt (the active ingredients of Probiotics) and Probiotics (the brand name). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are not considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.

How to use the study?

DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.

Who is eHealthMe?

With medical big data and proven AI/ML algorithms, eHealthMe provides a platform for everyone to run phase IV clinical trials. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Results of our real-world drug study have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications, including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Our analysis results are available to researchers, health care professionals, patients (testimonials), and software developers (open API).

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