FODMAPS

The Low-FODMAP Diet Helps IBS Symptoms, but Questions Remain

February 26, 2020 Anita Slomski, MA JAMA. Published online February 26, 2020. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.0691 People looking for “low-FODMAP” salsa, granola, or flatbread need only search on Amazon, which offers a few hundred packaged foods promoted to relieve symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Shopping at the grocery store and uncertain whether it’s safe to eat apples, […]

Outcomes of a Low FODMAP Diet in Patients With Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Diarrhea

January 02, 2018 Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology TAKE-HOME MESSAGE A prospective, single-blind trial of 92 patients with irritable bowel syndrome and diarrhea was conducted to compare outcomes of a 4-week diet low in FODMAPs with a modified diet recommended by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (mNICE). After 4 weeks, participants on the […]

Low FODMaP Diet Compared With mNICE Guidelines for IBS-D

October 19, 2016 The American Journal of Gastroenterology TAKE-HOME MESSAGE Patients with irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea (IBS-D) were randomized to 4 weeks of either a diet low in fermentable oligo-, di-, and monosaccharides and polyols (FODMaPs) or a diet based on the modified National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines (mNICE). Adequate relief […]

Low FODMAP Diet Cuts Irritable Bowel Syndrome Symptoms

Similar reductions for diet with reduced content of fermentable short-chain carbs, traditional advice FRIDAY, Nov. 13, 2015 (HealthDay News) — A diet with reduced content of fermentable short-chain carbohydrates (fermentable oligo-, di-, monosaccharides, and polyols [FODMAPs]) reduces symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), with reductions similar to those seen for traditional dietary advice, according to […]

MY APPROACH to Nutritional Therapy for Irritable Bowel Syndrome

March 23, 2015 Written by David Rakel MD, FAAFP Overall, four questions can help guide nutritional therapy for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Question 1: What is the diet like? Some patients drink three pots of coffee a day or only eat pizza for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. We don’t know if we don’t ask, and […]

Intestinal Microbiota And Diet in IBS: Causes, Consequences, or Epiphenomena? – Full Text

Am J Gastroenterol advance online publication 27 January 2015; doi: 10.1038/ajg.2014.427 Mirjana Rajilić-Stojanović PhD Intestinal Microbiota And Diet in IBS: Causes, Consequences, or Epiphenomena? Abstract Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a heterogeneous functional disorder with a multifactorial etiology that involves the interplay of both host and environmental factors. Among environmental factors relevant for IBS etiology, […]

The Low-FODMAP Diet: An Approach for Controlling Irritable Bowel Syndrome – Full Text

Riggs, Stacey MS, RD, CDN Topics in Clinical Nutrition October/December 2014 Vol. 29 – Issue 4: p 304-312 THE LOW-FODMAP (low-fermentable oligosaccharides, disaccharides, and monosaccharides and polyols) diet is a new dietary regimen that may reduce the gastrointestinal symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) in those who are sensitive to fermentable carbohydrates, allowing IBS sufferers […]

Cutting Sugar May Ease IBS in Kids

Published: May 6, 2014 By Ed Susman , Contributing Writer, MedPage Today CHICAGO — A diet low in foods with certain sugars known as FODMAPs appears to reduce symptoms in children diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), researchers said here. Children had fewer daily abdominal pain episodes during the low-FODMAPs period — 2.2 episodes — compared with […]

A Diet Low in FODMAPs Reduces Symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Gastroenterology 2014 Jan 01;146(1)67-75.e5, EP Halmos, VA Power, SJ Shepherd, PR Gibson, JG Muir Research · January 16, 2014 TAKE-HOME MESSAGE IBS patients had fewer symptoms when on a diet low in fermentable oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides, and polyols (FODMAPs). The authors feel that this evidence supports the use of FODMAPs as first-line therapy for IBS. […]

The Low FODMAP Diet Improves Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Patients With Irritable Bowel Syndrome

A Prospective Study R. H. de Roest Int J Clin Pract. 2013;67(9):895-903. Abstract Background and aim: Current treatment for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is suboptimal. Fermentable oligo-, di-, mono-saccharides and polyols (FODMAPs) may trigger gastrointestinal symptoms in IBS patients. Our aim was to determine whether a low FODMAP diet improves symptoms in IBS patients. Methods: […]

Are FODMAPS the New Gluten?

Tuesday, 24 September 2013 14:57 By August West Holistic Primary Care Full Story: http://www.holisticprimarycare.net/news/1528-are-fodmaps-the-new-gluten.html After decades on the periphery of medical consciousness, gluten sensitivity is front and center for practitioners and patients alike, these days. Now, as clinicians scramble to get a handle on the gluten problem, researchers are turning attention to another potential culprit […]

Nutritional Management of Crohn’s Disease – Full Text

Clare F. Donnellan BSc, MBBS, MRCP, MD, Lee H. Yann MBChB, FRACP, Simon Lal BSc, MBChB, FRCP, PhD Disclosures Ther Adv Gastroenterol. 2013;6(3):231-242. ABSTRACT AND INTRODUCTION Abstract Nutritional care and therapy forms an integral part of the management of patients with Crohn’s disease (CD). Nutritional deficiencies result from reduced oral intake, malabsorption, medication side effects and […]