Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Volume 6, Issue 7 , Pages 765-771 , July 2008

Dietary Triggers of Abdominal Symptoms in Patients With Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Randomized Placebo-Controlled Evidence

Findings in this article have been presented at the Australian Gastroenterology Week, October 2006 and an abstract published as follows: Shepherd S, Gibson PR. Role of dietary fructose and fructans in initiating symptoms of IBS in fructose malabsorbers. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2006;18(Suppl):B102.

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 Susan J. Shepherd was supported by a National Health & Medical Research Council postgraduate biomedical scholarship. Foods were donated by the following organizations: ACI packaging, Advanced Brockerage Australia (Liddell's), Bundaberg Sugar, Cerebos Foods, Coles supermarket, Confoil Pty Ltd, Country Life, Duncan Davis Smallgoods, Findus, Freedom Foods (Aust) Pty Ltd, Goodman Fielder Pty Ltd, Greens General Foods Pty Ltd, Heinz, Ingham chicken, Lactos Pty Ltd, Massel Australia Pty Ltd, McCormick Foods Australia Pty Ltd, National Foods, Orgran (Roma Foods), Pace Farm Pty Ltd, Pakval, Purewater, Riviana Foods, Silly Yaks, Simplot Australia Pty Ltd, Sunrice, The Smiths Snackfood Company Ltd, Trialia Foods, Uncle Rick's, Virgona Fruit and Vegetables.

 Susan J. Shepherd has published three cookbooks directed toward issues of fructose malabsorption and celiac disease. The term FODMAPs has been registered by Susan Shepherd and Peter Gibson.

 We thank Lance Schiapulus for developing and formulating the test drinks, Nia Rosella and Rosemary Rose for technical support, and Paul Rose, Kathryn Stephens, and Martin Shepherd for logistical support.

PII: S1542-3565(08)00151-1

doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2008.02.058

Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Volume 6, Issue 7 , Pages 765-771 , July 2008

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