Abstract: Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a functional, chronic, often disabling, the disorder characterized by abdominal pain and changes in bowel habits. It is more common in females. The pathophysiology of irritable bowel syndrome is incompletely understood. The most common symptoms of IBS include abdominal pain, change in the bowel habits, diarrhea in the ability to empty bowels, indigestion, nausea, passing excessive amounts of gas, urgent need to defecate, abdominal discomfort or cramps. There is no definitive diagnosis of IBS. Treatment of IBS-the treatment of IBS mainly focuses on the relief of symptoms. Mild to moderate symptoms can often be managed by making lifestyle and diet three changes. The FODMAPs diet has been shown to be an efficacious therapy for the reduction of functional gastrointestinal symptoms. Foods that are high in FODMAPs includes knowing that anything made with wheat, barley or rye, apples, artificial sweeteners, beans, cashews, cauliflower, dried fruit, Garlic and onions, honey, ice cream, mushrooms, pistachios, watermelon, and high fructose corn syrup. Fermentable oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides, and polyols (FODMAPs) are short-chain carbohydrates poorly absorbed by humans due to their small size, high osmotic activity, and the speed with which they are fermented by the microbiota. FODMAPs diet not only showed significant improvement in the symptoms of IBS patient but also has shown some significant improvement in patients with celiac disease compared to normal diet.
Keywords: Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), abdominal pain, FODMAPs diet.
Title: SIGNIFICANCE OF USING FODMAPs DIET IN THE TREATMENT OF IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME (IBS)
Author: Dr. Ashish Shrivastava, Dr. Vijay Kumar Doddapaneni, Dr. Archana Ramalingam, Dr. Mounika M Peethala, Dr. Sithara Vemuri, Dr. Neelima Gaddam, Dr. Nikhila Chadalawada, Dr. Laraib Fakhare Alam, Dr. Gowthami Ramineni
International Journal of Healthcare Sciences
ISSN 2348-5728 (Online)
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