A Very Low-carbohydrate Diet Improves Symptoms and Quality of Life in Diarrhea-Predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Description:

Participants with moderate to severe IBS-D were provided a 2-week standard diet, then 4 weeks of a VLCD (20 g carb/day). 77% of participants experienced adequate relief , improved abdominal pain, stool habits and quality of life regarding IBS-D as a result of VLCD.

Reference:

Austin (2009). "A Very Low-carbohydrate Diet Improves Symptoms and Quality of Life in Diarrhea-Predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome." Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 7(6): 706-708.

Url: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19281859