Dietary Intake and Quality in Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Comparative Study With Controls and the Association With Symptom Severity.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) often attribute the onset or worsening of gastrointestinal symptoms to intake of food. Hence, to alleviate symptoms, patients with IBS may avoid triggering foods, potentially impacting their dietary intake and diet quality. This study aimed to compare the habitual diet intake and quality of patients with IBS with controls and to explore the association between dietary habits and symptoms in patients with IBS.

Methods

Patients with IBS were included in 4 clinical studies reporting habitual dietary intakes at baseline. Age- and sex-matched controls representing the general population were derived from the Swedish population-based Riksmaten study. Dietary intakes were assessed using 4-day food diaries. Diet quality was m

SUBMITTER: Nybacka S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12398346 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature