ReviewFrontiers in psychiatry2020
Therapy of IBS: Is a Low FODMAP Diet the Answer?
Review in Frontiers in psychiatry, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.
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16 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.
- 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
- Efficacy of diet restriction with or without probiotic for treatment of patients with IBS-D: Phase I-II clinical trial.Immunity, inflammation and disease · 2023Trial
- Microbiota and Nutritional Changes Following a Low-FODMAP Diet in Patients with Ulcerative Colitis and Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Microorganisms · 2026Article
- HIF-1α inhibits the TLR4/NF-κB signaling pathway and modulates intestinal flora in diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome.PloS one · 2026Article
- Impact of low-FODMAP diet on symptom relief in irritable bowel syndrome patients.Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition · 2025Article
- Gut microbial dysbiosis associated to diarrheic irritable bowel syndrome can be efficiently simulated in the Mucosal ARtificial COLon (M-ARCOL).Bioengineered · 2025Article
- Resistant Starch and Microbiota-Derived Secondary Metabolites: A Focus on Postbiotic Pathways in Gut Health and Irritable Bowel Syndrome.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
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- Treatment of functional bowel disorders in an integrative medicine clinic resulting in improved digestive tract symptoms.JGH open : an open access journal of gastroenterology and hepatology · 2024Article
- Electroacupuncture in the treatment of IBS in rats: investigation of the mechanisms of CRHJournal of neurophysiology · 2023Article
- Gut Microbiome-Brain Alliance: A Landscape View into Mental and Gastrointestinal Health and Disorders.ACS chemical neuroscience · 2023Review
- Shaping the Physicochemical, Functional, Microbiological and Sensory Properties of Yoghurts Using Plant Additives.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Methods of Determining Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Efficiency of Probiotics in Treatment: A Review.Current therapeutic research, clinical and experimental · 2023Review
- Biomolecules from Plant Wastes Potentially Relevant in the Management of Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Co-Occurring Symptomatology.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Present and Future Therapeutic Approaches to Barrier Dysfunction.Frontiers in nutrition · 2021Review
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3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is the most prevalent functional gastrointestinal disorder with a worldwide prevalence of 11%. It is characterized by abdominal pain and altered bowel habits in the absence of underlying unique pathology. The condition is associated with poor quality of life and high use of healthcare resources required for management. The low FODMAP diet (LFD) is a recognized treatment for symptom management of IBS; however, approximately 30% of patients do not respond. The aim of this review was to understand the effectiveness and application of the LFD compared with other dietary and non-dietary interventions. Ten studies were included, eight of which assessed the LFD against other dietary interventions including traditional dietary advice, modified National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines, a high FODMAP diet, gluten-free diet and Mediterranean diet, generalized dietary advice, probiotics, and a sham diet. Two studies compared a LFD to non-diet interventions of gut directed hypnotherapy or yoga. The findings clearly support the LFD as an effective treatment in IBS, and although it highlights the role for microbiota and current psychosocial state, it remains challenging to identify what combination of treatments may be best to ensure a personalized approach and overall higher response rates to IBS therapy.
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