Voedingsinterventies voor het prikkelbaredarmsyndroom

• Diet plays an important role in the development of abdominal symptoms in Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS).
• Most patients indicate that their symptoms are triggered or modulated by specific food.
• Both, patients and treating physicians, often prefer dietary interventions as a treatment for IBS, when compared to pharmacological or psychotherapy.
• Selecting the most effective dietary intervention for an individual patient is a challenge.
• It is crucial to identify patient specific food related triggers and to evaluate the patients’ treatment expectations prior to start of the intervention.
• In this article we will discuss the approaches that may lead to the most successful dietary intervention for IBS, via 10 tips for the daily practice.

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