The relationship between meal regularity with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) in adults.

Narges Ghorbani BavaniZahra HajhashemyParvane Saneei Ammar Hassanzadeh KeshteliAhmad EsmaillzadehPeyman Adibi

Published in: European journal of clinical nutrition (2022)

We found that participants with regular meal pattern had reduced odds of IBS, IBS-Mixed and the syndrome severity. Meal regularity was also linked to reduced IBS prevalence in women, and in normal-weight individuals. More prospective studies are needed to affirm these associations.

Keyphrases

irritable bowel syndrome
risk factors
polycystic ovary syndrome
body mass index
weight loss
physical activity
case report
type diabetes
metabolic syndrome
skeletal muscle
case control
insulin resistance