Comprehensive Assessment of Nutrition and Dietary Influences in Hypermobile Ehlers Danlos Syndrome (CANDI-hEDS) - a cross sectional study.

Rabia Topan Shraya PandyaSarah WilliamsJames K RuffleNatalia Zarate-LopezQasim AzizAsma Fikree

Published in: The American journal of gastroenterology (2023)

Altered diet is very common in the hEDS/HSD patients we studied and influenced by functional dyspepsia, reflux symptoms and ARFID. Those with ARFID have a four-fold increased risk of requiring nutrition support and therefore, it is paramount that psychological support is offered in parallel with dietary support in the management of DGBI in hEDS/HSD.

Keyphrases

physical activity
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
weight loss
patient reported outcomes
risk factors
depressive symptoms
solid state