Dietary Interventions and Irritable Bowel Syndrome – What Really Works?

Authors and Disclosures

Teodora Surdea-Blaga^a, Anamaria Cozma-Petrut^b and Dan Lucian Dumitraşcu<sup>a

a</sup>2nd Medical Department and ^bDepartment of Bromatology, Hygiene, Nutrition, 'Iuliu Haţieganu' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Correspondence to
Anamaria Cozma-Petrut, PhD, Pharm, Department of Bromatology, Hygiene, Nutrition, 'Iuliu Haţieganu' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 6 Louis Pasteur Street, 400349 Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Tel: +40 745 693 208; e-mail: anamaria.cozma@umfcluj.ro

Conflicts of interest
There are no conflicts of interest.

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Key Points

• The interaction of diet with gut microbiota and the consequent abnormalities in gut endocrine cells may play a critical role in the pathogenesis of IBS.

• Low FODMAP diet is becoming a major option in IBS treatment, although challenges remain regarding its long-term effects on gut microbiota composition.

• Growing evidence supports the use of probiotics to treat IBS, but it is still unclear which particular strains, dose, and treatment duration exhibit optimal efficacy.

• Healthy eating remains a first-line dietary intervention in IBS, but awaits more research to confirm its benefits as individual approach.