Dietary treatment is more effective than medications in irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). With dietary adjustments, more than seven out of ten patients had significantly reduced symptoms.
Dietary treatment is more effective than medications in irritable bowel syndrome . With dietary adjustments, more than seven out of ten patients had significantly reduced symptoms.
Treatment often consists of dietary advice such as eating small and frequent meals and avoiding excessive intake of food triggers such as coffee, alcohol and fizzy drinks. Patients may also be given medications to improve specific symptoms, such as gas or constipation, diarrhea, bloating or abdominal pain. Antidepressants are sometimes used to improve symptoms in IBS., compared three treatments: two dietary and one based on use of medications.
Of those who received traditional IBS dietary advice and low content of FODMAPs, 76% had significantly reduced symptoms. In the group receiving low carbohydrates and high protein and fat, the proportion was 71%, and in the medication group 58%.
"We need more knowledge about how to best personalize the treatment of IBS in the future and we will further investigate whether there are certain factors that can predict whether individuals will respond better to different treatment options," she concludes.Sanna Nybacka, Hans Törnblom, Axel Josefsson, Johann P Hreinsson, Lena Böhn, Åsa Frändemark, Cecilia Weznaver, Stine Störsrud, Magnus Simrén.
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