The first international Rome consensus conference on gut microbiota and faecal microbiota transplantation in inflammatory bowel disease
ABSTRACT
Background Several randomised clinical trials (RCTs) performing faecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) for the management of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), particularly for ulcerative colitis, have recently been published, but with major variations in study design. These include differences in administered dose, route and frequency of delivery, type of placebo and evaluated endpoints. Although the overall outcomes appear to be promising, they ...
British Dietetic Association consensus guidelines on the nutritional assessment and dietary management of patients with inflammatory bowel disease
Abstract
Background: Despite increased awareness of diet and nutrition being integral to the management of patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), there are gaps in the knowledge of IBD healthcare providers regarding nutrition.
Furthermore, high quality evidence on nutritional assessment and dietary management of IBD is limited. A Delphi consensus from a panel of experts allows for best‐practice guidelines to be developed, especially ...
Fructose and lactose intolerance and malabsorption testing: the relationship with symptoms in functional gastrointestinal disorders
SUMMARY
Background
The association of fructose and lactose intolerance and malabsorption with the symptoms of different functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGID) remains unclear.
Aim
To investigate the prevalence of fructose and lactose intolerance (symptom induction) and malabsorption and their association with clinical gastrointestinal (GI) as well as non-GI symptoms in FGID and the outcome of dietary intervention.
Methods
Fructose and lactose ...
Food Intolerances, Food Allergies and IBS: Lights and Shadows
Abstract: This narrative review delves into the intricate relationship between irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and food intolerances. IBS, a chronic functional gastrointestinal disorder, is characterized by symptoms like abdominal pain and altered bowel habits. The prevalence of IBS has increased globally, especially among young adults. Food and dietary habits play a crucial role in IBS management. About 85–90% of IBS patients report symptom exacerbation linked to specific food consumption, highlighting the strong connection ...
FODMAPs: food composition, defining cutoff values and international application
Abstract
The low-FODMAP diet is a new dietary therapy for the management of irritable bowel syndrome that is gaining in popularity around the world. Developing the low-FODMAP diet required not only extensive food composition data but also the establishment of “cutoff values” to classify foods as low-FODMAP. These cutoff values relate to each particular FODMAP present in a food, including oligosaccharides (fructans and galactooligosaccharides), sugar polyols (mannitol and sorbitol), lactose, and fructose in ...
REVIEW
Diet and irritable bowel syndrome: an update from a UK consensus meeting
Abstract
There has been a renewed interest in the role of dietary therapies to manage irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), with
diet high on the agenda for patients. Currently, interest has focussed on the use of traditional dietary advice (TDA),
a gluten-free diet (GFD) and the low FODMAP diet (LFD). A consensus meeting was held to assess the role of these
dietary therapies in IBS, in Sheffield, United Kingdom. Evidence for TDA is from case control studies and clinical experience. Randomised controlled trials ...
I Am the 1 in 10—What Should I Eat? A Research Review of Nutrition in Endometriosis
Abstract: Endometriosis is a chronic, painful, estrogen-related inflammatory disease that affects approximately 10% of the female population. Endometriosis has a significant negative impact on quality of life. Nutrition may be involved in the development and severity of endometriosis. The purpose of this paper is to discuss in detail the nutritional recommendations for patients with endometriosis. This article discusses the importance of nutrients such as polyphenols, vitamins C, D and E, PUFAs, and iron ...
Ultra-processed food exposure and adverse health outcomes: umbrella review of epidemiological meta-analyses
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the existing meta-analytic evidence of associations between exposure to ultra-processed foods, as defined by the Nova food classification system, and adverse health outcomes.
DESIGN
Systematic umbrella review of existing meta-analyses.
DATA SOURCES
MEDLINE, PsycINFO, Embase, and the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, as well as manual searches of reference lists from 2009 to June 2023.
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR SELECTING STUDIES
Systematic ...
