Nuria Perez y Lopez
Gastroenterology Hospital Angeles, Mexico
Title: Clinical Response in Mexican Patients with IBS Treated With low food map diet
Biography
Biography: Nuria Perez y Lopez
Abstract
Background: A low flatulogenic diet is thought to decrease the colon fermentation and improves gas related symptoms in patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).
Aims: Evaluate clinical response in population with IBS treated with low FODMAPs diet.
Methods: The effect of low FODMAPs diet was evaluated in patients with the diagnosis of IBS based con Rome III criteria during a treatment period of 21 days evaluating clinical response of abdominal pain, bloating and flatulence by a Visual Analogue Scale. The stool form was evaluated with the Bristol Scale. Also the global satisfaction was obtained. The results were analyzed by averages, 95% CI and T Student.
Results: 31 patients were included, 87% females. The mean age was 46.48 years. The IBS subtypes distribution was: constipation 64.5%, diarrhoea 22.6% and mixed 12.9%. The average score for abdominal pain before diet was 6.0 (95% CI 5.04-6.96), for abdominal bloating 7.10 (95% CI 6.13-8.06) and for flatulence 5.94 (95% CI 4.79-7.08). The average score for abdominal pain after diet was 2.77 (95% CI 1.60-3.95) (p< 0.001), for bloating 4.19 (95% CI 2.95-5.44) (p<0.001) and for flatulence 3.06 (95% CI 1.99-4.14)(p<0.001). For stool form the Bristol Scale before diet was 3.68 (95% CI 3.14-4.22) and after diet 4.10 (95% CI 3.66-4.54) (p=0.1). The patient satisfaction was 70.9%.
Conclusions: The more prevalent IBS subtype was IBS-C. There was significant improvement in the 3 evaluated symptoms; however we don’t find stool form improvement.