Conclusions
The low FODMAP diet provides an effective approach to the management of patients with functional gut symptoms, with an increasing evidence base. It is a dietitian-delivered diet that achieves a high degree of compliance. It provides relief of global symptoms in the majority of patients with IBS and offers improvement in functional gut symptoms in patients with inflammatory bowel disease. It warrants widespread application.
Conflicts of interest
SJS has published five cookbooks directed towards issues of celiac disease and low FODMAP diet. The authors have registered the term 'FODMAPs' as a trademark.
Acknowledgments
Studies presented in this review were supported by National Health & Medical Research Council of Australia via a project grant and scholarship for SJS, the Eva and Les Erdi Foundation, Sir Robert Menzies Memorial Research Scholarship in the Allied Health Sciences.
J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2010;25(2):252-258. © 2010 Blackwell Publishing
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