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ArticleGastroenterology & hepatology2023

Dietary Management of Eosinophilic Esophagitis.

Bethany Doerfler, Angela Y Lam, Nirmala Gonsalves

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Article in Gastroenterology & hepatology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed.

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  4. Exploring the Link Between Atopic Dermatitis and Eosinophilic Esophagitis.The Journal of clinical and aesthetic dermatology · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors.

Bethany DoerflerDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois.
Angela Y LamDepartment of Gastroenterology, Kaiser Permanente San Francisco, San Francisco, California.
Nirmala GonsalvesDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is a chronic immune-mediated food antigen-driven disease characterized by tissue eosinophilia and clinical symptoms of esophageal dysfunction. Medical and dietary therapies can be offered as treatment options in both pediatric and adult populations. Advances in nutritional research in EoE have produced different levels of dietary restriction, ranging from elimination of a single food group to more extensive restriction such as the two-food elimination diet, four-food elimination diet, or six-food elimination diet. Efficacy and outcomes vary for each level of restriction. The option of using dietary therapy allows clinicians to partner with patients in shared decision-making to balance the right level of food antigen restriction for the desired outcome. Key considerations when choosing dietary therapy hinge on patient preference and resources, food-related quality of life, and the ability to provide nutritional diversity and maintain nutritional parameters. This article highlights these considerations and offers clinical pearls to guide clinicians who wish to incorporate dietary therapy of EoE into their practice.

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dietary therapydysphagiaEosinophilic esophagitisfood allergysix-food elimination diet

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PMID38405222
PMCPMC10882865

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