Dietary exclusion of fructose and lactose after positive breath tests improved rapid-transit constipation in children.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

Exclusion of fermentable oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides, and polyols (FODMAPs) from the diet is effective in alleviating symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) in adults. Rapid-transit constipation (RTC) is a recently discovered subset of chronic constipation and has been linked to food intolerance. The aim of this study was to audit the effect of specific FODMAP elimination diets in children with RTC.

Methods

This was an audit of children presenting to a tertiary children's hospital surgeon with refractory chronic constipation who had rapid transit in the proximal colon on nuclear imaging; had hydrogen/methane breath tests for fructose, lactose, and/or sorbitol intolerance; and were advised to exclude positive su

SUBMITTER: Waingankar K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6308069 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature