Poor intake of vitamins and minerals is associated with symptoms among patients with irritable bowel syndrome.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aim

Poor food habits with insufficient intake of micronutrients have been described in irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), which could be of importance for development of gastrointestinal and extraintestinal symptoms. The study aims were to examine intake and plasma/serum levels of micronutrients in IBS and whether these factors were associated with symptoms and restrictions and to study the effects of a starch- and sucrose-reduced diet (SSRD).

Methods

One hundred five patients with IBS or functional gastrointestinal disorder (FGID) according to Rome IV criteria were included to SSRD/controls for 4 weeks. Patients completed a study questionnaire about lifestyle habits, medical health, IBS-symptom severity score (IBS-SSS), visual analog scale for IBS (VAS-IBS), and

SUBMITTER: Roth B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9544605 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature