What is Low fodmap diet?
The ‘Low FODMAP’ diet restricts foods containing poorly absorbed sugars from the diet which are rapidly fermented by bacteria in the bowel drawing in fluid and produceing gas. This can cause a number of symptoms for those with a functional gut disorder, such as Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS).
Reported Purpose & Perceived Effectiveness
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| Purpose | # of patients | # of patients with evaluations | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell |
| IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome) | 5 | 4 |
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| Support weight loss | 1 | 1 |
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| Chronic Fatigue Syndrome | 1 | 1 |
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Reported Side Effects
Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Low fodmap diet
| Bowel urgency | 1 | |
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| Weight gain | 1 | |
| Dry skin | 1 | |
| Skin infections | 1 |
Reported Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
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| Other | 1 |
Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼
Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼
Adherence
Taking treatment as prescribed
Adherence of Low fodmap diet
Always |
3 | 60% |
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Usually |
2 | 40% |
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Sometimes |
0 | 0% |
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Never |
0 | 0% |
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Burden
Difficulty being on treatment
Burden of Low fodmap diet
Very |
1 | 20% |
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Somewhat |
3 | 60% |
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A little |
1 | 20% |
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Not at all |
0 | 0% |
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Cost
Paid out of pocket
Cost of Low fodmap diet
$200+ |
0 | 0% |
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$100-199 |
0 | 0% |
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$50-99 |
0 | 0% |
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$25-49 |
0 | 0% |
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< $25 |
1 | 100% |
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