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IBS: Low FODMAP & Gluten-Free Diet?
Can a low FODMAP diet combined with a gluten-free diet (LF-GFD) be effective in helping reduce symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)? The journal Digestive Diseases & Sciences recently published a systematic review and meta-analysis examining this very issue. Both of these diets have separately been used by people with IBS, with only a small…
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Mediterranean Diet & IBS
The effect of a Mediterranean diet on both gastrointestinal (GI) and psychological symptoms among people with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) was recently published in Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics. Designed as a pilot study to evaluate the feasibility of the Mediterranean diet (MD) for people with IBS, this was a 6 week unblinded study in which…
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Psyllium & Pediatric IBS
Results of a double-blind randomized controlled trial were recently published in the Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, describing the effects of psyllium husk supplementation on the symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) in children. Psyllium has been recommended for adults as part of the initial treatment of IBS, but fewer trials exist for its…
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Deciphering IBS
A recent study on both mice and human subjects has revealed the biological mechanism that explains why some people experience irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and other food intolerances when they eat certain foods.
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IBS Case Responses to SBI
A case series of 10 patients with long-standing, symptomatic, intractable drug-refractory irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) were given dietary support and a serum-derived bovine immunoglobulin/protein isolate (SBI) and reported an average of 69% complete management of IBS-related symptoms.
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Post-Infectious IBS-D & SBI
A small double-blind study has revealed serum-derived bovine immunoglobulin (SBI) as a potentially safe, effective nutritional moiety in post-infectious, refractory diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-D) and IBS with a mixed diarrhea/constipation pattern (IBS-M).
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Low FODMAP, Gluten-Free Diet & IBS
In a recent open-label non-randomized trial, 42 participants with IBS (Rome IV criteria) began a personalized 6-week gluten-free and low fermentable oligo-di-mono-saccharides and polyols (FODMAP) diet; 30 completed the trial. Just over half had IBS-D, though all subtypes were included. Previous studies suggest that the majority of people with IBS benefit long-term on a low…