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ReviewNutrients2023

Effects of a Low-FODMAP Diet on Irritable Bowel Syndrome in Both Children and Adults-A Narrative Review.

Ionela-Daniela Morariu, Liliana Avasilcai, Madalina Vieriu, Vasile Valeriu Lupu, Branco-Adrian Morariu, Ancuța Lupu, Paula-Cristina Morariu, Oana-Lelia Pop, Iuliana Magalena Starcea, Laura Trandafir

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Review in Nutrients, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
21citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
13.9field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

21 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 50 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Ionela-Daniela MorariuDepartment of Environmental and Food Chemistry, "Grigore T. Popa" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 700115 Iasi, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-7083-8197
Liliana AvasilcaiDepartment of Environmental and Food Chemistry, "Grigore T. Popa" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 700115 Iasi, Romania.
Madalina VieriuDepartment of Analytical Chemistry, "Grigore T. Popa" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 700115 Iasi, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-5379-3361
Vasile Valeriu LupuDepartment of Mother and Child, "Grigore T. Popa" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 700115 Iasi, Romania.ORCID 0000-0003-2640-8795
Branco-Adrian MorariuDepartment of Pharmacology, "Sfântul Spiridon" Clinical Emergency Hospital, 700111 Iasi, Romania.
Ancuța LupuDepartment of Mother and Child, "Grigore T. Popa" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 700115 Iasi, Romania.ORCID 0000-0001-8147-3632
Paula-Cristina MorariuDepartment of Internal Medicine, "Sfântul Spiridon" Clinical Emergency Hospital, 700111 Iasi, Romania.
Oana-Lelia PopDepartment of Food Science, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, 400372 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.ORCID 0000-0001-8939-7267
Iuliana Magalena StarceaPediatric Nephrology Department, "Grigore T. Popa" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 700115 Iasi, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-3937-7425
Laura TrandafirDepartment of Mother and Child, "Grigore T. Popa" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 700115 Iasi, Romania.
Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy · ROSpitalul Clinic Judeţean de Urgenţe "Sf. Spiridon" Iaşi · ROUniversity of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Cluj-Napoca · RO

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Irritable bowel syndrome is a typical gastrointestinal disease that causes bloating, flatulence, abdominal pain, diarrhoea, constipation, or alteration of the last two in adults and children. A diet low in fermentable oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides, and polyols (FODMAP) is one of the potential treatment strategies to reduce abdominal symptoms and increase the quality of life. The present narrative review aims to present a general overview of current studies that have evaluated the efficacy of a low-FODMAP diet against other diets in gastrointestinal symptoms, nutrient intake in adults and children, and lifestyle quality. The research was performed using seven searchable databases, which included the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (CDSR), Excerpta Medica Database (EMBASE), Medline, PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science, up to March 2023. In conclusion, there is significant evidence that the follow-up of a low-FODMAP diet might be a feasible first-line therapeutic strategy to reduce stomach discomfort, pain, bloating, and quality of life for patients with irritable bowel syndrome.

Indexed as

Gastrointestinal DiseasesIrritable Bowel SyndromeAbdominal PainAdultChildDietDiet, Carbohydrate-RestrictedDisaccharidesFermentationFlatulenceFODMAP DietHumansMonosaccharidesOligosaccharidesQuality of LifeSystematic Reviews as TopicDisaccharidesMonosaccharidesOligosaccharidesdisaccharidesirritable bowel syndromelow-FODMAP dietmonosaccharidesoligosaccharides

Identifiers

PMID37242178
PMCPMC10223978
OpenAlexW4378516425

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