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At last some attention is being paid by the scientific community on the importance of diet in IBDs. This article is very encouraging and hopefully will lead to more studies and the recognition of the importance of food sensitivities in IBDs.
In a first-of-its-kind-study led by Suskind, published today in the Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology, diet alone was shown to bring pediatric patients with active Crohn's and UC into clinical remission.
"This changes the paradigm for how we may choose to treat children with inflammatory bowel disease," said Suskind.
In the small, prospective study, patients were put on a special diet called the specific carbohydrate diet (SCD) for 12 weeks as the sole intervention to treat their Crohn's or UC. SCD is a nutritionally balanced diet that removes grains, dairy, processed foods and sugars, except for honey. The diet promotes only natural, nutrient-rich foods, which includes vegetables, fruits, meats and nuts.
At the end of the 12 weeks, eight out of the 10 patients who finished the study showed significant improvement and achieved remission from the dietary treatment alone.
Rosie
Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time………Thomas Edison
Did you notice the unfortunate assumption the researchers made? They attributed the results to an improvement in the gut microbiome and ignored the fact that the SCD diet they used avoids the foods that commonly cause the production of antibodies which result in the inflammation that perpetuates IBD symptoms. I posted an article about the study report along with my observations about that attribution problem on the MCF website, at the link below:
Otherwise I certainly agree — it's definitely a step in the right direction.
Thanks for posting the link.
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
Tex, woops, I missed seeing that on the Foundation web site.......... Of course changes in the gut microbiome is a really "hot" topic right now, so of course that had to be the main take-away for the article, and for the news report. And of course, as you point out, if inflammation is cleared up by the diet, there are going to be changes in the gut microbiome, but the researchers are mixing up cause and effect.
Rosie
Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time………Thomas Edison
I saw my General Practitioner yesterday and I said to her that even though my GI Doc said that diet is not a factor in this disease I am finding that food makes a lot of difference to me. She said that it is possible that I have IBS as well. Huh? I don't really understand why my doctors will only look at food in relation to IBS and not as anything to do with the immune system
‘I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.’ – Martin Luther King Jr
one aspect is that majority of the medical fraternity have been slightly brainwashed about meds etc. and they have to follow the rules, treatment guidelines of the system that pays them
another aspect is that the 'published studies' that they are reading are so tainted and skewed they are being fed bad information about treatments.
I also think there is a factor that they know patients making huge changes to their eating plans and lifestyle plans is a huge effort, mentally, emotionally and physically, The current medical system does not support or help this process enough. so why recommend something that doesnt have the foundations to work. and most people do not have the money to get the guidence they need to embrace these changes (nutritionist/dietitian - psychologist - functional testing and monitoring)
Gabes Ryan
"Anything that contradicts experience and logic should be abandoned"
Dalai Lama
