Effect of Low Fermentable Oligosaccharides, Disaccharides ,Monosaccharides and Polyols (FODMAP) Diet on Control of Pediatric Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Quality of Life

Effect of Low Fodmap Diet on Control of Pediatric Irritable Bowel Syndrome

To evaluate the impact of low FODMAP diet on Health related Quality of life in children with Irritable bowel syndrome according to ROME IV criteria in a group of patients in pediatric Hospital at Ain Shams University

Single blinded randomized two-arm intervention study in which 42 patients with irritable bowel syndrome were enrolled to study the effect of LOW FODMAP diet ( intervention group) on their gastrointestinal symptoms and their quality of life another group of 42 patients of IBS were enrolled as a control group who were received general diet instructions and they followed the NICE guide lines for IBS management

Inclusion Criteria:

• children aged 5-15 years old fulfilling ROME IV criteria of IBS diagnosis

Exclusion Criteria:

Patients presenting with :

• Abdominal pain or diarrhea that wakes the child from sleep
• Delay in onset or progression of puberty.
• Faltering growth.
• Family history of inflammatory bowel disease, celiac disease.
• History of significant weight loss .
• Bleeding per rectum.
• Persistence of severe vomiting or diarrhea
• . Persistent joint pain.
• Recurrent unexplained fever.
• Unexplained pallor