To study the efficacy of a restricted diet in improving symptoms in patients with Irritable bowel syndrome
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: K580- Irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2019/02/017450
- Lead Sponsor
- Department of Gastroenterology
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 102
1.IBS-D diagnosed according to ROME IV criteria.
2.Age- 18-70 years
3.Currently having medium-severe symptoms [as indicated by IBS Symptom Severity Score (IBS-SSS) >=17.5]
1.Presence of a severe cardiac, liver, neurological or psychiatric disease
2.Presence of another GI disease than IBS (e.g. inflammatory bowel disease, celiac disease) that could explain the current symptoms.
3.Patients with IBS â??Constipation predominant
4.Patients who are already on a diet excessively restricting certain nutrients before entering the study (e.g. low in FODMAPs, gluten-free, lactose free diet).
5.Prescription of bowel preparation for investigative procedures, antibiotic therapy, prebiotics or probiotics, and change to IBS medication during the previous four weeks.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change in IBS-SSS (symptom severity score)Timepoint: 4 weeks
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Change in stool frequency <br/ ><br>2. Change in nutrient intakeTimepoint: 4 weeks