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Food intolerance and the irritable bowel syndrome.

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Nanda, R, James, R, Smith, H, Dudley, C R, Jewell, D P·1989·Gut

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Two hundred patients (156 women) with the irritable bowel syndrome were treated with dietary exclusion for three weeks. Of the 189 who completed this study, 91 (48.2%) showed symptomatic improvement. Subsequent challenge with individual foods showed that 73 of these 91 responders were able to identify one or more food intolerances and 72 remained well on a modified diet during the follow up period (mean (SD), 14.7 (7.98) months). Of the 98 patients who showed no symptomatic improvement after three weeks of strict exclusion only three were symptomatically well at follow up (mean (SD), 12.48 (8.09 months). There was no close correlation between response and symptom complex. There was a wide range of food intolerance. The majority (50%) identified two to five foods which upset them (range 1-14). The foods most commonly incriminated were dairy products (40.7%) and grains (39.4%).

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  1. Bently SJ, Pearson DJ, Rix KJB. Food hypersensitivity in IBS. Lancet 1983; ii: 295-6.
  2. Hunter JO, Workman E, Alun Jones V. Dietary studies. In: Gibson PR, Jewell DP, eds. Topics in gastro- enterology 12. Oxford: Blackwell Scientific, 1985: 305- 13.

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Authors
Nanda, R., James, R., Smith, H., Dudley, C. R., & Jewell, D. P.
Venue
Gut
Publisher
BMJ
Published
1989-08
Volume
30
Issue
8
Pages
1099-1104
ISSN
  • 0017-5749 (ISSN-L)
  • 1468-3288
OpenAlex
W2091843672
Cited by
307
References
26
Citations by year
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FWCI
10.50
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Gut (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Gastroenterology › Gastrointestinal motility and disorders
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Gut microbiota and health
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › Pharmacy › Infant Health and Development
Keywords
irritable bowel syndrome, food intolerance, elimination diet, food challenge, dairy products, grain, symptom improvement
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Colonic Diseases, Functional, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Food Hypersensitivity, Humans, Male, Middle Aged

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