food allergy

Clin Exp Allergy. 2007 Jun;37(6):823-30.

Zuo XL, Li YQ, Li WJ, Guo YT, Lu XF, Li JM, Desmond PV.

Department of Gastroenterology, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, China.

BACKGROUND: Post-prandial worsening of symptoms as well as adverse reactions to one or more foods are common in the patients with functional gastrointestinal diseases, such as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and functional dyspepsia (FD). However, the role played by true food allergy in the pathogenesis of these diseases is still controversial and there are no well-established tests to identify food allergy in this condition.

Gut. 2007 Feb;56(2):203-9. Epub 2006 Sep 27

Guilarte M, Santos J, de Torres I, Alonso C, Vicario M, Ramos L, Martínez C, Casellas F, Saperas E, Malagelada JR.

Department of Medicine, Hospital Universitari General Vall d'Hebron, 08035 Barcelona, Spain.

BACKGROUND: Increased numbers of mast cells and mast cell activation in distal gut segments are associated with symptom onset and severity in irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Although upper gut symptoms are common, mast cells have not been thoroughly evaluated in proximal gut in IBS patients.

FOOD ALLERGY IS NOT THE SAME AS DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY SO ALLERGY TESTS ARE NO VALUE

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J Clin Gastroenterol. 2007 Apr;41(4):380-3.

Uz E, Türkay C, Aytac S, Bavbek N.

Department of Internal Medicine, Fatih University Medical School Ankara, Turkey.

GOALS: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of food hypersensitivity in Turkish patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).

BACKGROUND: The IBS is a chronic disease of the gastrointestinal tract characterized by abdominal pain, distension, meteorism and either diarrhea or constipation. The role of diet in the pathogenesis of IBS remains controversial.

Rev Med Liege. 2005 Sep;60(9):744-9.

Ausloos F, Belaiche J, Louis E.

Service de gastroentérologie, CHU de Liège.

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a complex and heterogeneous entity that concerns about 1/4 of adults and would be responsible for 50% of gastro-enterology medical consultations. IBS etiopathogenesis and physiopathology are not yet fully known.

Digestion. 2003;67(4):225-33.

Dapoigny M, Stockbrügger RW, Azpiroz F, Collins S, Coremans G, Müller-Lissner S, Oberndorff A, Pace F, Smout A, Vatn M, Whorwell P.

Service de Gastroentérologie, Hôtel-Dieu, Clermont-Ferrand, France. mdapoigny@chu-clermontferrand.fr

BACKGROUND: Different food items are made responsible for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) symptoms, but the physiopathology of IBS remains unclear.

AIMS: During a meeting in Nice, France, experts of the European Working Team of the IBiS Club discussed selected data regarding the relationships between alimentation, food items (including fibers) and IBS symptoms.

Gastroenterol Nurs. 2008 Nov-Dec;31(6):401-10.

Lind R, Olafsson S, Hjelland I, Berstad A, Lied GA.

Institute of Medicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway. ragna.lind@helse-bergen.no

The aim of this study was to examine the lifestyle of adult patients with abdominal discomfort (i.e., diarrhea, bloating, pain, and irregular defecation) self-attributed to food hypersensitivity and compare it with controls to see if the patients had a special lifestyle explaining their symptoms. Forty-six participants in this study were adult ethnic Norwegians referred by general practitioners to the Centre for Occupational and Environmental Allergy at Haukeland University Hospital because of gastrointestinal complaints, which the patients or their doctors suspected could be due to food allergy.