‘Reset the gut microbiome’: 2-week palatable elemental diet reduced IBS symptoms

CHICAGO — Patients with irritable bowel syndrome who consumed an elemental diet for 2 weeks reported significant improvement in abdominal pain, discomfort, distention and bloating, according to a presenter at Digestive Disease Week.Notably, individuals studied met the FDA-aligned threshold of at least 30% improvement, which persisted in the 2 weeks they returned to their previous diets.