Parental Opinion about the Low FODMAP Diet in Dietary Treatment of Children with Functional Abdominal Pain.

ABSTRACT: The aim of this study was primarily to evaluate differences between parental opinion about the diet and overall changes in children's symptoms of functional abdominal pain (FAP) during the low fermentable oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides, and polyols (FODMAP) diet and National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) diet. Secondly, this paper examined the agreement between parental perception of children's symptoms and children's self-assessment of symptoms during the diet in both treatment groups. Twenty-seven children with diagnosed functional abdominal pain (FAP) were randomized to one of two group, receiving the low FODMAP diet or the diet based on NICE guidelines. Children reported gastrointestinal symptoms at baseline and during the diet. At the end of the int

SUBMITTER: Boradyn KM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7432646 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature