Table 2.
How Often Will Patients Have Tried the Following Diets Before Being Seen by a Gastroenterologist?
| Almost never | Rarely | Sometimes | Usually | Almost always | Total responses | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trial and error | 53 (3.6) | 117 (8.1) | 562 (38.7) | 539 (37.1) | 181 (12.5) | 1452 |
| Lactose-free | 31 (2.1) | 184 (12.4) | 787 (52.8) | 409 (27.4) | 79 (5.3) | 1490 |
| Gluten-free | 45 (3.0) | 245 (16.4) | 839 (56.3) | 309 (20.7) | 53 (3.6) | 1491 |
| Low fat | 329 (22.2) | 708 (47.9) | 349 (23.6) | 80 (5.4) | 13 (0.9) | 1479 |
| Low FODMAP | 737 (49.6) | 532 (35.8) | 184 (12.4) | 25 (1.7) | 8 (0.5) | 1486 |
FODMAP, fermentable oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides, and polyols.
Total number of gastroenterologists responding that their patients will have used the following diets to self-manage their irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). The number within each parenthesis indicates the percentage of total respondents.