Table 5.

Initial treatment of EGID by diagnosis sorted by type of medication and diet modification.

	EG N = 142 (n, %)	EGE N = 123 (n, %)	EC N = 108 (n, %)	P-value
Medications
PPI	86 (61%)	74 (60%)	32 (30%)	< 0.001
Topical corticosteroids	33 (23%)	24 (20%)	11 (10%)	0.008
Systemic corticosteroids	28 (20%)	30 (24%)	20 (19%)	0.34
Crushed enteric coated budesonide	18 (13%)	12 (10%)	21 (19%)	0.016
5-ASA	1 (1%)	4 (3%)	27 (25%)	< 0.001
Immune modulating drug	5 (4%)	4 (3%)	8 (7%)	0.34
Mast cell agent	1 (1%)	2 (2%)	4 (4%)	0.65
Monoclonal antibody	2 (1%)	4 (3%)	1 (1%)	0.15
Diet Modification
Six-food elimination	5 (4%)	2 (2%)	6 (6%)	0.43
Allergen specific elimination	62 (44%)	62 (50%)	43 (40%)	0.31
Elemental diet	15 (11%)	20 (16%)	12 (11%)	0.17

Six food elimination included restriction of cow’s milk, hen’s egg, soy, wheat, nuts, fish, and shellfish. Data shown as number (n) and % of specific population. P-value considered significant if < 0.05. EG: eosinophilic gastritis, EGE: eosinophilic gastroenteritis, EC: eosinophilic colitis, EGID: eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorder, PPI: proton-pump inhibitor, 5-ASA: 5-aminosalicyclic acid.