Current clinical guidelines focus on two types of dietary interventions for IBS patients – The traditional IBS diet and the low FODMAP diet. A recent study analyzed the symptom-specific responses of these two dietary interventions in IBS. The predictors of treatment response to both dietary interventions were –

Psychological, Nutritional, and Microbial Factors Predict Symptom Improvement when Following the Low FODMAP and Traditional IBS Diet.

IBS: Irritable Bowel Syndrome; FODMAP: Fermentable oligo-, di-, monosaccharides, and polyols