Conference Coverage

VIDEO: Low FODMAP diet reduced kids’ IBS pain


 

At DDW 2014

CHICAGO – A diet that restricts wheat, beans, dairy, and fruit juice in children with irritable bowel syndrome reduced the frequency and severity of abdominal pain, according to a study presented at the annual Digestive Disease Week.

In a double-blind, randomized, crossover trial of 55 children, those who followed a low FODMAP (fermentable oligo-di-monosaccharides and polyols) diet decreased abdominal pain frequency 20%-30%, explained Dr. Bruno Chumpitazi of Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston.

In a video interview, Dr. Chumpitazi discusses the study's implications for the nearly 20% of school-age children and adolescents who may have IBS, and whether the low FODMAP diet could be a first-line therapy for those children.

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