Our Lancet paper on non-coeliac gluten sensitivity is out!
One of nutrition’s most misunderstood conditions - so we asked: is gluten really the problem?
Big thanks to co-authors Daisy Jonkers, Carolina Ciacci & Imran Aziz @shefgastro
Read here: https://t.co/wJXIiPmrsO
Low FODMAP diet as effective as rifaximin in managing IBS (despite greater adherence to rifaximin).
Though rifaximin worked faster.
Check out the randomised comparative trial in @APandT 👉🏽 https://t.co/GkZTA8eUUe
📢 The most comprehensive review yet on implementing the #LowFODMAP diet in Asia — addressing research, clinical, cultural, and practical barriers, and offering real-world solutions across diverse cuisines.
🔓https://t.co/Bbo4YrvZDt #IBS#GITwitter
One study reveals nearly half of pts referred for unexplained GI symptoms had generalized joint hypermobility and many met criteria for benign joint hypermobility syndrome, suggesting a strong overlap between hypermobility & functional GI disorders. https://t.co/tSGS1QWQlq
Check out episode 24 on The Gut Health podcast with our expert guest @BrennanSpiegel where we discuss the potential role of gravity intolerance and GI symptoms, particularly in those with hypermobility.
Listen here: https://t.co/wIrGg6S3lI
RDNs and health professionals, please join me this Thursday, March 13th, for a FREE webinar, sponsored by @fodzyme! Teaching the Low FODMAP Diet: Tools and Techniques for Patient Success https://t.co/ZerUQiRgPh
Have we finally discovered what a “normal” gut #microbiome looks like?
Analysis of 45,454 microbiomes from 42 countries identified the Health-Associated Core Keystone (HACK) index, linking certain microbial profiles to lifestyle, disease, and health.
https://t.co/jx5na9aWWo
🚨 What increases your risk of #IBS? A new umbrella review consolidates evidence from 69 systematic reviews, highlighting key risk factors: female gender, anxiety, depression, & gastroenteritis. Time to rethink prevention strategies? #GItwitter#DGBI 🔓https://t.co/JUuruJxyXJ
Exotoxins produced by gram negative bacteria (e.g E coli) in patients with SIBO correlates with severity of symptoms!
This opens a whole new pathway for diagnostics and therapeutics in SIBO. #ACG2024
Video abstract describing our new therapy for #IBS-D in an animal model recently published in @SciReports . New therapy beats rifaximin alone. Reducing small bowel E. coli and hydrogen sulfide producers is key. Can't wait to share the human study soon.
https://t.co/nrGmLyQ6dC
Emerging research suggests a complex interaction between the gut microbiome and endometriosis.
What do we know so far, and what advice should you give to patients about their consultation?
https://t.co/E9UGysChD7
Diets impact the stability, functionality, and diversity of the gut microbiome.
This timely review updates how Mediterranean diet, high-fibre diet, plant-based diet, high-protein diet and ketogenic diet influence the gut microbiome via @NatureRevMicro:
https://t.co/icibDdyCRu
How does physical activity shape the gut microbiome?
A new systematic review suggests that physical activity may improve the relative abundance of short-chain fatty acids-producing bacteria and athletes seem to have a richer microbiome:
https://t.co/hj20L8tL5U
Some particular foods may help improve diarrhea.
This is the case of green banana, which is associated with a faster resolution in acute diarrhea and may aid in the treatment of persistent diarrhea in children:
https://t.co/LzE3D4g22N
Not all individuals experience the same response to dietary fiber intake.
These findings show using a precision nutrition approach to optimize the benefits of dietary fibers such as resistant starch that may contribute to achieve fiber intake goals:
https://t.co/PMmvPOjzxl