Efficacy of a low FODMAP diet in irritable bowel syndrome: systematic review and network meta-analysis.

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Abstract

A diet low in fermentable oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides, and polyols (FODMAP) is recommended for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), if general lifestyle and dietary advice fails. However, although the impact of a low FODMAP diet on individual IBS symptoms has been examined in some randomised controlled trials (RCTs), there has been no recent systematic assessment, and individual trials have studied numerous alternative or control interventions, meaning the best comparator is unclear. We performed a network meta-analysis addressing these uncertainties.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Gut

Title: Gut

Publisher: BMJ

ISSN (Electronic): 1468-3288

ISSN (Print): 0017-5749

Publication date (Electronic): June 2022

Volume: 71

Issue: 6

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[1 ] Leeds Institute of Medical Research at St. James's, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.

[2 ] Leeds Gastroenterology Institute, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, UK.

[3 ] IMPACT (the Institute for Mental and Physical Health and Clinical Translation), Food & Mood Centre, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia.

[4 ] Leeds Institute of Medical Research at St. James's, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK alexf12399@yahoo.com.

Article

Publisher Item ID: gutjnl-2021-325214

DOI: 10.1136/gutjnl-2021-325214

PubMed ID: 34376515

SO-VID: 2edb61b6-a474-40bb-9e9c-46b284c8eec3

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Keywords: meta-analysis,irritable bowel syndrome,diet

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Keywords: meta-analysis, irritable bowel syndrome, diet

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