Proposed diets for irritable bowel syndrome
Traditional IBS diet |
Eat small, frequent meals |
Reduce gas-producing foods, including: Soda Juice Caffeine Beans Onions Bagels Pretzels Alcohol Wheat Certain fruits |
Modified NICE diet |
Eat small, frequent meals |
Limit high-fiber foods |
Avoid: Alcohol Caffeine Soda Sorbitol |
Low-FODMAP diet |
Avoid wheat, selected fruits and vegetables, corn syrup, onions |
FODMAP = fermentable oligosaccharides, disaccharides, mono-saccharides, and polyols; NICE = National Institute for Health and Care Excellence