Food intolerance and Crohn's disease.

Abstract

There was no significant difference in the duration of remission between patients who did or did not identify food sensitivities. During the study three cases of intolerance to the formula diet, and one of severe salicylate sensitivity were encountered. In conclusion food sensitivities are evident after treatment of Crohn's disease with elemental diet but are variable, often do not persist, and are of insufficient importance to warrant putting all patients through elimination diets. (Gut 1993; 34: 783-787)

Dietary Beliefs and Behavior Among Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients

“…32 Seven out of the 10 patients on the exclusion diet remained in remission for 6 months compared with none out of the 10 on an unrefined carbohydrate fibre rich diet. 32 However, the effectiveness of an exclusion diet in the management of IBD remains debated.…”

“…32 Seven out of the 10 patients on the exclusion diet remained in remission for 6 months compared with none out of the 10 on an unrefined carbohydrate fibre rich diet. 32 However, the effectiveness of an exclusion diet in the management of IBD remains debated. 11 In a previous study, potentially modifiable dietary factors, such as a high meat or alcoholic beverage intake, were associated with an increased likelihood of relapse for UC patients.…”

“…32 However, the effectiveness of an exclusion diet in the management of IBD remains debated. 11 In a previous study, potentially modifiable dietary factors, such as a high meat or alcoholic beverage intake, were associated with an increased likelihood of relapse for UC patients. 25 In our study, only 6 respondents identified alcohol and none of them the meat as risk factors for relapse.…”

A review of associations between Crohn’s disease and consumption of sugars

“…Other workers have con®rmed this ®nding. Pearson et al (1993) found that none of the 20 patients who completed their food testing trial identi®ed sugar as a food intolerance, while Giaffer et al (1991) reported sugar intolerance in only two out of 20 patients who had followed an elimination diet. In a recent prospective study (Riordan et al, 1993), treatment with an exclusion diet produced a signi®cantly longer remission than a normal diet plus prednisolone.…”

Nutritional treatment in inflammatory bowel disease: An update

“…The most common intolerances observed were against cereals, dairy products, and yeast (78). However, food intolerance is not as frequent in CD patients as claimed by several previous studies and its occurrence and intensity are variable (79). While some studies have suggested that exclusion diets based on daily reintroduction of a single food type could be a useful intervention in active CD, one published study showed high relapse rates (62%) after 2 years (78,80).…”