| AE | Adverse Event |
| AMX | Amoxicillin |
| AP | Acute Pancreatitis |
| BBB | Blood–Brain Barrier |
| BCAA | Branched-Chain Amino Acids |
| BCFA | Branched-Chain Fatty Acids |
| BDNF | Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor |
| BMI | Body Mass Index |
| BM | Bowel Movements |
| CD | Crohn’s Disease |
| CeD | Celiac Disease |
| CLA | Conjugated Linoleic Acid |
| CRP | C-Reactive Protein |
| DP | Degree of Polymerization |
| FOS | Fructo-oligosaccharides |
| GABA | Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid |
| GFD | Gluten-Free Diet |
| GI | Gastrointestinal |
| GOS | Galacto-Oligosaccharides |
| HbA1c | Glycated Hemoglobin |
| HFD | High-Fat Diet |
| HMOs | Human Milk Oligosaccharides |
| HOMA | Homeostatic Model Assessment |
| HPA axis | Hypothalamic–Pituitary–Adrenal Axis |
| IBD | Inflammatory Bowel Disease |
| Ig | Immunoglobulin |
| IL | Interleukin (e.g., IL-1, IL-6, IL-10) |
| ISAPP | International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics |
| ITF | Inulin-Type Fructans |
| LOS | Length of Hospital Stay |
| mDC | Myeloid Dendritic Cell |
| MetS | Metabolic Syndrome |
| MSAP | Moderately Severe Acute Pancreatitis |
| NK cell | Natural Killer cell |
| NS | Not Significant |
| OB | Obese |
| OW | Overweight |
| PAC-QoL | Patient Assessment of Constipation Quality of Life |
| QoL | Quality of Life |
| RCT | Randomized Controlled Trial |
| RS | Resistant Starch |
| RT | Radiotherapy |
| SCFA(s) | Short-Chain Fatty Acid(s) |
| SCCAI | Simple Clinical Colitis Activity Index |
| SGD | Score of Gut Dysfunction |
| T1D | Type 1 Diabetes |
| T2D | Type 2 Diabetes |
| TNF-α | Tumor Necrosis Factor-Alpha |
| UC | Ulcerative Colitis |
| XOS | Xylo-Oligosaccharides |