Perception of the Role of Food and Dietary Modifications in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Impact on Lifestyle
Background: Diet has a relevant role in triggering symptoms in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) from the patients’ perspective, but there is gap the between patients’ and doctors’ perceptions. Few studies have addressed this topic. The aim of this study was to evaluate food habits and nutrition know...
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| author | Laura Guida Francesca Maria Di Giorgio Anita Busacca Lucio Carrozza Stefania Ciminnisi Piero Luigi Almasio Vito Di Marco Maria Cappello |
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| description | Background: Diet has a relevant role in triggering symptoms in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) from the patients’ perspective, but there is gap the between patients’ and doctors’ perceptions. Few studies have addressed this topic. The aim of this study was to evaluate food habits and nutrition knowledge in a homogeneous cohort of patients with IBD from southern Italy. Methods: 167 consecutive patients with IBD were recruited. The survey was based on the administration of a semi-structured questionnaire assessing demographics, disease features, dietary behavior, and food intolerance. Results: The majority of patients did not consider food a cause of their disease. However more than 80% changed their diet after the diagnosis and most report an improvement in symptoms. Spiced and seasoned foods, dairy products, vegetables, and fruit were often avoided. A dairy-free diet was adopted by 33.7%. Food choices were based on self-experience and not on medical counselling. Dietary modifications deeply impact on lifestyle. Conclusions: Most of the patients with IBD set diet and lifestyle on self-experience and give up many foods. This has an impact on psychosocial functioning and can lead to nutritional deficiencies. High quality studies are warranted to assess evidence-based dietary strategies and develop patient-targeted dietary recommendations. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ee272b51d76b4f298902edca84a0b8fb2023-12-11T18:38:00ZengMDPI AGNutrients2072-66432021-02-0113375910.3390/nu13030759Perception of the Role of Food and Dietary Modifications in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Impact on LifestyleLaura Guida0Francesca Maria Di Giorgio1Anita Busacca2Lucio Carrozza3Stefania Ciminnisi4Piero Luigi Almasio5Vito Di Marco6Maria Cappello7Gastroenterology and Hepatology Section, PROMISE, University of Palermo, Piazza delle Cliniche, 2-90127 Palermo, ItalyGastroenterology and Hepatology Section, PROMISE, University of Palermo, Piazza delle Cliniche, 2-90127 Palermo, ItalyGastroenterology and Hepatology Section, PROMISE, University of Palermo, Piazza delle Cliniche, 2-90127 Palermo, ItalyGastroenterology and Hepatology Section, PROMISE, University of Palermo, Piazza delle Cliniche, 2-90127 Palermo, ItalyGastroenterology and Hepatology Section, PROMISE, University of Palermo, Piazza delle Cliniche, 2-90127 Palermo, ItalyGastroenterology and Hepatology Section, PROMISE, University of Palermo, Piazza delle Cliniche, 2-90127 Palermo, ItalyGastroenterology and Hepatology Section, PROMISE, University of Palermo, Piazza delle Cliniche, 2-90127 Palermo, ItalyGastroenterology and Hepatology Section, PROMISE, University of Palermo, Piazza delle Cliniche, 2-90127 Palermo, ItalyBackground: Diet has a relevant role in triggering symptoms in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) from the patients’ perspective, but there is gap the between patients’ and doctors’ perceptions. Few studies have addressed this topic. The aim of this study was to evaluate food habits and nutrition knowledge in a homogeneous cohort of patients with IBD from southern Italy. Methods: 167 consecutive patients with IBD were recruited. The survey was based on the administration of a semi-structured questionnaire assessing demographics, disease features, dietary behavior, and food intolerance. Results: The majority of patients did not consider food a cause of their disease. However more than 80% changed their diet after the diagnosis and most report an improvement in symptoms. Spiced and seasoned foods, dairy products, vegetables, and fruit were often avoided. A dairy-free diet was adopted by 33.7%. Food choices were based on self-experience and not on medical counselling. Dietary modifications deeply impact on lifestyle. Conclusions: Most of the patients with IBD set diet and lifestyle on self-experience and give up many foods. This has an impact on psychosocial functioning and can lead to nutritional deficiencies. High quality studies are warranted to assess evidence-based dietary strategies and develop patient-targeted dietary recommendations.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/3/759inflammatory bowel diseasedietary changesfood perception |
| spellingShingle | Laura Guida Francesca Maria Di Giorgio Anita Busacca Lucio Carrozza Stefania Ciminnisi Piero Luigi Almasio Vito Di Marco Maria Cappello Perception of the Role of Food and Dietary Modifications in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Impact on Lifestyle Nutrients inflammatory bowel disease dietary changes food perception |
| title | Perception of the Role of Food and Dietary Modifications in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Impact on Lifestyle |
| title_full | Perception of the Role of Food and Dietary Modifications in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Impact on Lifestyle |
| title_fullStr | Perception of the Role of Food and Dietary Modifications in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Impact on Lifestyle |
| title_full_unstemmed | Perception of the Role of Food and Dietary Modifications in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Impact on Lifestyle |
| title_short | Perception of the Role of Food and Dietary Modifications in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Impact on Lifestyle |
| title_sort | perception of the role of food and dietary modifications in patients with inflammatory bowel disease impact on lifestyle |
| topic | inflammatory bowel disease dietary changes food perception |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/3/759 |
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