Abstract:〔Abstract〕 Objective To investigate the efficacy of paliperidone combined with olanzapine on bipolar disorder (BPD) manic episodes and the effect on the intestinal flora of patients. Methods 86 patients with BPD manic episodes admitted to Nanyang Fourth People's Hospital from April 2020 to December 2022 were randomly divided into two groups of 43 patients in each group, the control group was treated with olanzapine and the observation group was treated with paliperidone combined with olanzapine. The Baker-Raphanson Mania Scale (BRMS) score, positive and negative psychiatric symptom scale (PANSS) score, the level of serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and glial cell-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) and the distribution of intestinal flora in the two groups were compared before and after treatment. Results After treatment, the scores of BRMS score and PANSS in the two groups were significantly decreased compared with before treatment, and the scores of the observation group were significantly lower than those in the control group, the differences were statistically significant (P < 0.05). There was no significant difference in BDNF between the two groups before and after treatment (P > 0.05). After treatment, the levels of GDNF in the two groups were higher than those before treatment, and the level of the observation group was higher than that in the control group, the differences were statistically significant (P < 0.05). The number of intestinal bifidobacterium in the observation group after treatment was significantly increased compared with that before treatment, the difference was statistically significant (P < 0.05). There was no significant difference in the distribution of other bacteria groups within or between groups (P > 0.05). There was no significant difference in the incidence of adverse reactions between the two groups (P > 0.05). Conclusion Paliperidone combined with olanzapine has better efficacy in the treatment of manic episodes in BPD, and the combination of the two drugs can more effectively increase the level of serum GDNF and the number of bifidobacteria in the intestinal flora of patients with high safety.