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The purpose of this study is to determine the amount and timing of when certain Fermentable Oligo-Di-Monosaccharides and Polyols (FODMAPs), specifically fructose, can be safely reintroduced into the diet of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) patients that have successfully completed a low-FODMAP elimination diet. The FODMAP diet is an effective treatment for IBS; however it is unclear how patients can successfully reintroduce and liberalize fructose into their diet. The low FODMAP diet is thought to reduce IBS symptoms by decreasing water content and gas production in the bowel and also possibly by altering gut bacteria. Although use of the FODMAP elimination diet can initially successfully treat IBS symptoms for up to 50-75% of patients, the reintroduction diet is difficult for patients to complete and maintain for long periods of time because current methods for reintroduction of FODMAPs are imprecise leading to frequent recurrent symptoms. As a result, patients often continue the low FODMAP elimination diet for additional months because they have difficulties knowing how to add back FODMAPs into their diet. There are no studies to date to help guide patients with FODMAP reintroduction.


Clinical Trial Description

Research supports clinical experience that ingestion of food often triggers the emergence or exacerbation of symptoms in the majority of patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). While IBS remains primarily a symptom driven entity, our understanding of its pathophysiology is evolving. However, comparatively little research has focused on the specific role of certain foods and how they prompt the development of IBS symptoms. Food may be linked to changes in motility, visceral sensation, gut microbiome, intestinal permeability, immune activation and brain-gut axis. This study will focus on fructose, which is one of the main components of FODMAP (fermentable oligosaccharides, disacharides, mono-saccharides and polyols) foods. Fructose is a common part of the Western diet and can be consumed as a free monosaccharide, part of sucrose, or in polymers referred to as fructans. There are no human gut specific fructose transporters. Rather glucose transporters are used (GLUT 2,5) leading some to hypothesize that over ingestion of these agents may trigger some of the enteric complaints of patients with IBS. The literature on fructose malabsorption gives varying threshold amounts: from 15 to 50 grams in healthy controls, and from 5 to 50 grams in IBS patients/known malabsorbers (Barrett, 2007; Rao, 2007; Frieling, 2011). Average daily fructose consumption in the American diet is approximately 34 grams, with a range of 15 to 54 grams, which falls well within the threshold levels (Frieling, 2011). FODMAP foods are thought to induce gastrointestinal symptoms including gas, bloating, abdominal pain or discomfort, and loose stools by increasing small bowel water content and increasing gas production by fermentation of foods by gut bacteria. Studies including a recent controlled clinical trial demonstrated that a low FODMAP diet can be an effective nutritional therapy. There are risks to prolonged use of a low FODMAPs diet. A study from 2012 suggested that continued restriction of FODMAPS (longer than 4 weeks) can lead to reduction of luminal bifidobacteria in patients with IBS. Bifidobacteria mainly inhabit the large intestine where they produce short chain fatty acids (SCFA) as byproducts, including butyrate, shown to be important for colorectal cancer prevention and limit enteropathogenic colonization. Furthermore the diet is very restrictive and difficult for patients to maintain over time. However, important clinical questions include when FODMAPS can be safely reintroduced into the diet, how quickly this can be accomplished, and what is a daily threshold of intake that is acceptable for IBS patients who respond or do not respond to a low FODMAPs diet. There are no evidence based answers to these questions, and it is in this setting that we propose our current project. ;


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NCT number NCT03245645
Study type Interventional
Source University of California, Los Angeles
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Status Completed
Phase N/A
Start date March 24, 2017
Completion date June 30, 2023

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