{"id":6927,"date":"2025-02-17T15:30:06","date_gmt":"2025-02-17T13:30:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foliush-igor.com\/?p=6927"},"modified":"2025-02-17T14:36:10","modified_gmt":"2025-02-17T12:36:10","slug":"blood-test-diet-helps-patients-with-bowel-syndrome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foliush-igor.com\/en\/blood-test-diet-helps-patients-with-bowel-syndrome\/","title":{"rendered":"Blood test diet helps patients with bowel syndrome"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A study from the University of Michigan Medical School and the Cleveland Clinic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedaily.com\/releases\/2025\/02\/250213143427.htm\">suggests<\/a> that a diet guided by a blood test measuring immune responses to certain foods can reduce pain in irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) patients.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4793\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4793\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4793\" src=\"https:\/\/foliush-igor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1200-800-16-10-24-01-3.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foliush-igor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1200-800-16-10-24-01-3.webp 1200w, https:\/\/foliush-igor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1200-800-16-10-24-01-3-768x512.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4793\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">by @freepik<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4>The InFoods IBS Blood Test<\/h4>\n<p>The InFoods IBS blood test (Biomerica) analyzes immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibodies to 18 foods that may trigger inflammation in IBS patients. Published in <em>Gastroenterology<\/em>, the study included 238 participants across eight U.S. academic centers. Participants either followed an IgG-based elimination diet or a sham diet. It was found that 59.6% of those on the test-based diet experienced significant relief from abdominal pain, compared to just 42.2% in the control group.<\/p>\n<h4>Effectiveness for IBS Subtypes<\/h4>\n<p>The diet based on the IgG test showed particularly promising results in patients with mixed IBS (IBS-M), which includes both constipation and diarrhea, and IBS with constipation (IBS-C). In these groups, the test-oriented diet outperformed the sham diet, with 67.1% and 66% of patients, respectively, showing significant improvement, compared to 35.8% and 29.5% in the control group. As Prashant Singh, the lead author, explained, <em>\u201cpatients often ask if it is possible to identify which foods make their condition worse &#8211; this test provides a scientifically based answer.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<h4>Advantages Over Traditional Diets<\/h4>\n<p>This study addresses shortcomings of previous IgG-mediated elimination diet studies, such as insufficient test validity and lack of a control group. Unlike traditional low FODMAP diets, which restrict a wide range of foods, the test-based approach allows for the elimination of only specific foods, potentially making it more manageable for patients.<\/p>\n<h4>A Promising Alternative for IBS Treatment<\/h4>\n<p>With no FDA-approved drugs for IBS-M, this diet could offer a valuable alternative for symptom management. William Chey, chair of the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at the University of Michigan, emphasized that while <em>\u201cthis test needs further validation, it could pave the way for personalised nutrition for patients with IBS.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This article is intended for informational purposes and should not replace professional medical advice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A study from the University of Michigan Medical School and the Cleveland Clinic suggests that a diet guided by a blood test measuring immune responses to certain foods can reduce pain in irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) patients. The InFoods IBS Blood Test The InFoods IBS blood test (Biomerica) analyzes immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibodies to 18 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4794,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[152,159],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-6927","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news-en","8":"category-news-en-2"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/foliush-igor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6927","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/foliush-igor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/foliush-igor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foliush-igor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foliush-igor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6927"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/foliush-igor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6927\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foliush-igor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4794"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/foliush-igor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6927"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foliush-igor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6927"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foliush-igor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6927"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}