What Should I Eat? Dietary Recommendations for Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease.

ABSTRACT: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic disorder thought to be caused by enteric inflammation in a genetically susceptible host. Although the pathogenesis of IBD is largely unknown, it is widely accepted that dietary components play an important role. Human and animal-based studies have explored the role of various dietary components such as meat, artificial sweeteners and food additives in causing enteric inflammation. Several diets have also been studied in patients with IBD, specifically their role in the induction or maintenance of remission. The most well-studied of these include exclusive enteral nutrition and specific carbohydrate diet. A diet low in FODMAPs (fermentable oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides and polyols), typically prescribed for patients with irrit

SUBMITTER: Saha S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9966256 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature