Diet Therapy

Adults with irritable bowel syndrome who followed an IgG-guided elimination diet were more likely to experience a reduction in abdominal pain than those on a sham elimination diet, according to a study published in Gastroenterology.

SAN DIEGO — Treatment for eosinophilic esophagitis often involves collaboration between specialists, but patients face challenges in adherence, according to a pair of posters presented here.

CHICAGO — For children, consuming more isoflavones from soy foods was associated with better attention and faster information processing, according to the results of a correlational study at the annual NUTRITION meeting.

Reintroduction of fructans and galacto-oligosaccharides was linked to worsened abdominal pain among patients with irritable bowel syndrome who had responded to the low-FODMAP diet, according to research.

Although two restrictive diets and medical treatment all reduced the severity of symptoms in irritable bowel syndrome, the effect was greater with diets, suggesting their potential as first-line treatment, according to researchers.

WASHINGTON — In a Healio video exclusive, Carolyn Newberry, MD, discusses the importance of “personalized” lifestyle modifications, such as identifying dietary triggers and being mindful of meal-timing, for the management of GERD.

WASHINGTON — Among adults with eosinophilic esophagitis, weight gain while undergoing dietary therapy was associated with poor treatment response, regardless of baseline weight status, according to data presented at Digestive Disease Week.

DENVER — For women with polycystic ovary syndrome, therapeutic lifestyle modifications help to regulate menstruation, improve glucose metabolism and increase fertility, according to a speaker at the Lifestyle Medicine Conference.

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