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Medical Research on Naturopathic treatment for IBS"Food Allergy and Irritable Bowel Syndrome," Kalliomaki MA, Curr Opin Gastroenterol, 2005; 21(6): 708-11.
The studies reviewed suggest that dietary factors may indeed
contribute to the development of IBS, and as such, patients with IBS may
benefit from adhering to a food elimination diet based on detection of
local food hypersensitivity."Clinical trial: effect of active lactic
acid bacteria on mucosal barrier function in patients with
diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome," Zeng J, Li YQ, et al,
Aliment Pharmacol Ther, 2008 July 30
In a randomized, single-blind,
placebo-controlled study involving 30 patients with diarrhea-predominant
irritable bowel syndrome, treatment with a probiotic fermented milk
(containing Streptococcus thermophilus, Lactobacillus bulgaricus,
Lactobacillus acidophilus, and Bifidobacterium longum) for 4 weeks was
found to significantly decrease small bowel permeability (from 0.038 to
0.023), decreasing the percentage of patients with increased small bowel
permeability from 64% at baseline to 29% after treatment. "Treating irritable bowel syndrome with a
food elimination diet followed by food challenge and probiotics,"
Drisko J, Bischoff B, et al, J Am Coll Nutr, 2006; 25(6): 514-22.
The results of
this study suggest that patients with IBS who have not been helped by
standard therapies may greatly benefit by having their food
sensitivities tested and addressed through a method such as the food
elimination diet followed by controlled food challenge. In addition,
supplementation with probiotics may help to boost beneficial flora."Low intake of vitamin B(6) is
associated with irritable bowel syndrome symptoms," Ligaarden SC, Farup
PG, Nutr Res, 2011 May; 31(5): 356-61.
In a study involving 17 human subjects with
irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), intake of vitamin B6 was found to be
associated with IBS. The authors state, "A
significant inverse association between intake of vitamin B(6) and
severity of IBS symptoms might have clinical implications." | |