Evaluation of the effects of the FODMAP diet and probiotics on irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) symptoms, quality of life and depression in women with IBS.

Tuba Ustaoğlu Nilufer Acar Tek Abdullah Emre Yildirim

Published in: Journal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association (2023)

A low-FODMAP diet has been demonstrated to benefit people by lessening the severity of their IBS symptoms and enhancing their quality of life. No evidence was found, however, to indicate that the FODMAP diet would be more beneficial on these metrics if additional probiotics were used. It should be emphasised that the reaction of probiotic strains may vary depending on the IBS subtype.

Keyphrases

irritable bowel syndrome
weight loss
physical activity
sleep quality
escherichia coli
depressive symptoms