SynthesisNutrients2017
Low-FODMAP Diet Improves Irritable Bowel Syndrome Symptoms: A Meta-Analysis.
Synthesis in Nutrients, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 105 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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105 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 243 citations in OpenAlex.
- Use of Carbohydrate (CHO), Gluten-Free, and FODMAP-Free Diets to Prevent Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Endurance Athletes: A Systematic Review.Nutrients · 2024Pooled it
- Frequency of irritable bowel syndrome in spondyloarthritis: a multicentric cross-sectional study and meta-analysis.RMD open · 2024Pooled it
- 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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- Risk Factors for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm in Population-Based Studies: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018Pooled it
- Comparative Effects of Four Dietary Approaches on Symptom Severity and Quality of Life in Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Digestive diseases and sciences · 2026Trial
- Faecal Bacterial and Short-Chain Fatty Acid Profiles in Response to 48 h FODMAP Intervention Prior to Endurance Exercise.Nutrients · 2026Trial
- A study on the utility of inflammatory biomarkers in primary care irritable bowel syndrome: a sub analysis of the DOMINO randomized trial.BMC gastroenterology · 2025Trial
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- The Usefulness of the Low-FODMAP Diet with Limited Tryptophan Intake in the Treatment of Diarrhea-Predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome.Nutrients · 2023Trial
- Efficacy and Safety of the Adjuvant Use of Probiotic Bacillus clausii Strains in Pediatric Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study.Paediatric drugs · 2023Trial
- Safety and efficacy of purified clinoptilolite-tuff treatment in patients with irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea: Randomized controlled trial.World journal of gastroenterology · 2022Trial
- An Open-Label Trial Study of Quality-of-Life Assessment in Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Their Treatment.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2022Trial
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- Long-Term Effects of a Web-Based Low-FODMAP Diet Versus Probiotic Treatment for Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Including Shotgun Analyses of Microbiota: Randomized, Double-Crossover Clinical Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2021Trial
- A Novel Mobile App (Heali) for Disease Treatment in Participants With Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2021Trial
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- A Previous History of Endometriosis Elevates Irritable Bowel Syndrome Risk in Middle-Aged and Older Women: A UK Biobank Cohort Study of 225,703 Participants.Digestive diseases and sciences · 2026Article
- Evaluating a mobile-enhanced cognitive behavioral therapy program for university students with irritable bowel syndrome.Internet interventions · 2026Article
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Abstract
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) affects 7-15% of the general population. A recently devised dietary approach consists of restricting foods with highly fermentable oligo-, di-, and monosaccharides, and polyols (FODMAPs), which can trigger and/or exacerbate IBS symptoms. The aim of this study is to use meta-analysis to provide an update on the randomised control trials (RCTs) and cohort studies, and examine them separately in relation to diet type. Papers were selected using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) flowchart. Cohen's
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