Traditional Dietary Advice Versus a Low FODMAP Diet Intake in IBS Patients

Göteborg University75 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to to assess if the new diet with a low-FODMAP(Fermented Oligo-, Di-, Monosaccharides And Polyols) -content yields a milder symptom picture in IBS patients compared to traditionally dietary advice in IBS. The study also aim to investigate patients compliance to either dietary advices. Further, the investigators aim to find out if IBS patients with different symptoms are alleviated in different ways, to be able to individualize the dietary advices to result in a more optimal symptom relief in each patient in the future.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Interventions

Diet A i.e. Low FODMAP dietBEHAVIORAL

Diet B, i.e. Traditional IBS dietBEHAVIORAL

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 70 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * IBS diagnosis * Adult (over 18 years) * Be able to read/understand/write swedish Exclusion Criteria: * Severe heart failure * Severe liver disease * Severe neurologic disease * Severe psychological disease * Severe gastrointestinal disease (i.e. celiac disease, IBD (inflammatory bowel disease) e.g.)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Symptom alleviation through the questionnaire IBS-SSS

IBS-SSS i.e. the IBS Severity Scoring System. To assess the possible change of severity of IBS symptoms. The overall IBS score is calculated ranging from 0 to 500. A higher score implicates more severe symptom.

Time frame: 4 weeks

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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