TY - JOUR
T1 - Dietary practices, beliefs and behaviours of adults with inflammatory bowel disease
T2 - a cross-sectional study
AU - Murtagh, Aoife
AU - Cooney, Lorraine
AU - Higginbotham, Clement
AU - Heavey, Patricia
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Royal Academy of Medicine in Ireland.
PY - 2023/6
Y1 - 2023/6
N2 - Background: It is widely accepted that there is an association between diet and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Diet may play a role in disease pathogenesis but also in treatment and management of IBD. There is an increased interest in dietary aspects of people with IBD. Aims: To investigate dietary practices, beliefs and behaviours of adults with IBD in Ireland. Methods: An online questionnaire was adapted to explore dietary practices, beliefs and behaviours of people with IBD, and to identify any dietary modifications made due to their IBD. Results: A total of 475 participants (female n = 354, male n = 121) took part in this study, 62% had Crohn’s disease and 38% had ulcerative colitis. Dietary restrictions were imposed in the hope of preventing a relapse by 85% of participants. The most reported foods avoided included fatty foods (68%), spicy foods (64%) and raw vegetables or fruit (58%). Low fibre white plain foods (74%) appeared to improve symptoms during a relapse. Participant’s appetites were higher during remission (8.36, SD = ± 1.95), compared to during relapse (3.71, SD = ± 2.32) (P ≤ 0.001). Almost three-quarters (73%) avoided the same menu as others living in their household and 56% avoided eating out to prevent or for fear of causing a relapse. Additionally, 70% avoided food or drink they liked to try prevent a relapse. Conclusion: These findings provide important insights into the dietary practices, beliefs and behaviours of adults with IBD. Its evident diet plays an important role, and our findings reiterate the importance of patient education and support.
AB - Background: It is widely accepted that there is an association between diet and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Diet may play a role in disease pathogenesis but also in treatment and management of IBD. There is an increased interest in dietary aspects of people with IBD. Aims: To investigate dietary practices, beliefs and behaviours of adults with IBD in Ireland. Methods: An online questionnaire was adapted to explore dietary practices, beliefs and behaviours of people with IBD, and to identify any dietary modifications made due to their IBD. Results: A total of 475 participants (female n = 354, male n = 121) took part in this study, 62% had Crohn’s disease and 38% had ulcerative colitis. Dietary restrictions were imposed in the hope of preventing a relapse by 85% of participants. The most reported foods avoided included fatty foods (68%), spicy foods (64%) and raw vegetables or fruit (58%). Low fibre white plain foods (74%) appeared to improve symptoms during a relapse. Participant’s appetites were higher during remission (8.36, SD = ± 1.95), compared to during relapse (3.71, SD = ± 2.32) (P ≤ 0.001). Almost three-quarters (73%) avoided the same menu as others living in their household and 56% avoided eating out to prevent or for fear of causing a relapse. Additionally, 70% avoided food or drink they liked to try prevent a relapse. Conclusion: These findings provide important insights into the dietary practices, beliefs and behaviours of adults with IBD. Its evident diet plays an important role, and our findings reiterate the importance of patient education and support.
KW - Diet
KW - Dietary behaviours
KW - Dietary beliefs
KW - Dietary practices
KW - Inflammatory bowel disease
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U2 - 10.1007/s11845-022-03097-5
DO - 10.1007/s11845-022-03097-5
M3 - Article
C2 - 35840827
AN - SCOPUS:85134330122
SN - 0021-1265
VL - 192
SP - 1115
EP - 1124
JO - Irish Journal of Medical Science
JF - Irish Journal of Medical Science
IS - 3
ER -