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Parental Opinion about the Low FODMAP Diet in Dietary Treatment of Children with Functional Abdominal Pain

Authors :
Małgorzata Obara-Gołębiowska
Elżbieta Jarocka-Cyrta
Katarzyna Mirosława Boradyn
Katarzyna Przybyłowicz
Source :
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Volume 17, Issue 15, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 17, Iss 5554, p 5554 (2020)
Publication Year :
2020
Publisher :
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2020.

Abstract

The aim of this study was primarily to evaluate differences between parental opinion about the diet and overall changes in children&rsquo<br />s symptoms of functional abdominal pain (FAP) during the low fermentable oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides, and polyols (FODMAP) diet and National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) diet. Secondly, this paper examined the agreement between parental perception of children&rsquo<br />s symptoms and children&rsquo<br />s self-assessment of symptoms during the diet in both treatment groups. Twenty-seven children with diagnosed functional abdominal pain (FAP) were randomized to one of two group, receiving the low FODMAP diet or the diet based on NICE guidelines. Children reported gastrointestinal symptoms at baseline and during the diet. At the end of the intervention, parents assessed their children&rsquo<br />s diet and symptoms changes, using Likert scales. The agreement between parental and children assessments of gastrointestinal symptoms was defined as the percentage of compatible answers. In the low FODMAP group a significantly lower percentage of parents (38%) declared that it was easy to follow the diet, compared to the NICE group (57%), (p = 0.017). A high percentage of parents in both groups reported improvement in all symptoms of children during dietary intervention. A high level of agreement was also observed between parental and children&rsquo<br />s self-assessment of abdominal pain intensity and frequency. Our research suggests that in parental opinion the low FODMAP diet is as effective as the diet based on NICE guidelines in children with FAP. However, the low FODMAP diet may seem more difficult to follow, and this may have had an impact on the effectiveness and acceptability of the FODMAP diet by children.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
16604601
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....bfd6d1fb67a85d3e5684088fb05ec962
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17155554