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Published in final edited form as: J Acad Nutr Diet. 2016 Jun 15;116(9):1458–1464. doi: 10.1016/j.jand.2016.04.017

Table 3.

Top Ten Most Commonly Identified Foods or Food Types^a Causing Self-Perceived Food Intolerance in Children with Irritable Bowel Syndrome vs. Healthy Children Using the Food and Symptom Association Questionnaire¹¹

Food or Food Type^a	Children with Irritiable Bowel Syndrome (n=154)	Healthy Children (n=32)
Cow’s milk	51 (33.1%)	3 (9.4%)
Fast food	37 (24%)	3 (9.4%)
Cheese	35 (22.7%)	2 (6.3%)
Ice cream	34 (22.1%)	3 (9.4%)
Spicy Food	32 (20.8%)	4 (12.5%)
Beans	23 (14.9%)	3 (9.4%)
Pizza	23 (14.9%)	1 (3.1%)
Sodas	21 (13.6%)	1 (3.1%)
Chocolate	20 (13%)	3 (9.4%)
Fried foods	18 (11.7%)	2 (6.3%)

The food or food type is from the Food and Symptom Association Questionnaire¹¹