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A Low FODMAP Diet Supplemented with L-Tryptophan Reduces the Symptoms of Functional Constipation in Elderly Patients.

Cezary Chojnacki, Marta Mędrek-Socha, Aleksandra Błońska, Janusz Błasiak, Tomasz Popławski, Jan Chojnacki, Anita Gąsiorowska

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Article in Nutrients, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Cezary ChojnackiDepartment of Clinical Nutrition and Gastroenterological Diagnostics, Medical University of Lodz, 90-647 Lodz, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-1620-4775
Marta Mędrek-SochaDepartment of Clinical Nutrition and Gastroenterological Diagnostics, Medical University of Lodz, 90-647 Lodz, Poland.
Aleksandra BłońskaDepartment of Clinical Nutrition and Gastroenterological Diagnostics, Medical University of Lodz, 90-647 Lodz, Poland.
Janusz BłasiakFaculty of Medicine, Collegium Medicum, Mazovian Academy in Plock, 09-402 Plock, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-9539-9584
Tomasz PopławskiDepartment of Pharmaceutical Microbiology and Biochemistry, Medical University of Lodz, 90-236 Lodz, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-2300-7339
Jan ChojnackiDepartment of Clinical Nutrition and Gastroenterological Diagnostics, Medical University of Lodz, 90-647 Lodz, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-8766-7868
Anita GąsiorowskaDepartment of Gastroenterology, Medical University of Lodz, 92-213 Lodz, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-8288-3721
Medical University of Lodz · PL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

(1) Background: The elderly suffer from functional constipation (FC), whose causes are not fully known, but nutritional factors may play a role. The aim of the present study was to assess the effect of a low FODMAP diet supplemented with L-tryptophan (TRP) on its metabolism and symptoms of functional constipation in elderly patients. (2) Methods: This study included 40 people without abdominal complaints (Group I, controls) and 60 patients with FC, diagnosed according to the Rome IV Criteria (Group II). Two groups were randomly selected: Group IIA (

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