Dietary patterns and self-reported associations of diet with symptoms of inflammatory bowel disease.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There are insufficient data to make firm dietary recommendations for patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Yet patients frequently report that specific food items influence their symptoms. In this study, we describe patients' perceptions about the benefits and harms of selected foods and patients' dietary patterns.

Methods

CCFA Partners is an ongoing internet-based cohort study of patients with IBD. We used a semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire to measure dietary consumption patterns and open-ended questions to elicit responses from patients about food items they believe ameliorate or exacerbate IBD. We categorized patients into four mutually exclusive disease categories: CD without an ostomy or pouch (CD), UC without an ostomy or pouch (UC),

SUBMITTER: Cohen AB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3552110 | biostudies-literature | 2013 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature