ArticleBMC gastroenterology2012
Diet in subjects with irritable bowel syndrome: a cross-sectional study in the general population.
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- A Low-FODMAP Diet Improves the Global Symptoms and Bowel Habits of Adult IBS Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in nutrition · 2021Pooled it
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- Evaluation of Diet and Symptom Severity in Disorder of Gut-Brain Interaction.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Factors Associated with Gastrointestinal Symptoms among Rotating Shift Nurses in South Korea: A Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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- The relationship between dietary intakes and prevalence of irritable bowel syndrome in adolescent girls: A cross-sectional study.Indian journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Indian Society of Gastroenterology · 2021Article
- (Poly)phenols in Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Review.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- Nutritional status in irritable bowel syndrome: A North American population-based study.JGH open : an open access journal of gastroenterology and hepatology · 2020Article
- Food consumption and dietary intakes in 36,448 adults and their association with irritable bowel syndrome: Nutrinet-Santé study.Therapeutic advances in gastroenterology · 2018Article
- Irritable bowel syndrome: prevalence, risk factors in an adult Lebanese population.BMC gastroenterology · 2017Observational
- Effect of diet and individual dietary guidance on gastrointestinal endocrine cells in patients with irritable bowel syndrome (Review).International journal of molecular medicine · 2017Review
- Diet in irritable bowel syndrome: What to recommend, not what to forbid to patients!World journal of gastroenterology · 2017Review
- Association between Diet and Lifestyle Habits and Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Case-Control Study.Gut and liver · 2015Article
- Recent developments in the pathophysiology of irritable bowel syndrome.World journal of gastroenterology · 2015Review
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Abstract
backgroundPatients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) often relate symptoms to the intake of certain foods. This study assesses differences in diet in subjects with and without IBS.
methodsThe cross-sectional, population-based study was conducted in Norway in 2001. Out of 11078 invited subjects, 4621 completed a survey about abdominal complaints and intake of common food items. IBS and IBS subgroups were classified according to Rome II criteria.
resultsIBS was diagnosed in 388 subjects (8.4%) and, of these, 26.5% had constipation-predominant IBS (C-IBS), 44.8% alternating IBS (A-IBS), and 28.6% diarrhoea-predominant IBS (D-IBS). Low intake of dairy products (portions/day) (Odds Ratio 0.85 [CI 0.78 to 0.93], p = 0.001) and high intake of water (100 ml/day) (1.08 [1.02 to 1.15], p = 0.002), tea (1.05 [1.01 to 1.10], p = 0.019) and carbonated beverages (1.07 [1.01 to 1.14], p = 0.023) were associated with IBS. A lower intake of dairy products and a higher intake of alcohol and carbonated beverages were associated with D-IBS and a higher intake of water and tea was associated with A-IBS. In subjects with IBS the severity of symptoms was associated with a higher intake of vegetables and potatoes in subjects with C-IBS, with a higher intake of vegetables in subjects with A-IBS, and with a higher intake of fruits and berries, carbonated beverages and alcohol in subjects with D-IBS.
conclusionsIn this study, the diet differed in subjects with and without IBS and between IBS subgroups and was associated with the severity of symptoms.
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