Bloating: How diet, lifestyle, and supplements may provide benefits.

Examine Database: Bloating

Intervention	Grade	Evidence	Effect
Low-FODMAP Diet	A	Participants: 273	Large Improvement
Lactase Enzyme	A	Participants: 66	Moderate Improvement
Kefir	C	Participants: 82	Mixed effect

Low-FODMAP Diet

Participants: 273

Large Improvement

Lactase Enzyme

Participants: 66

Moderate Improvement

Kefir

Participants: 82

Mixed effect

Intervention	Grade	Effect	Detail
Low-FODMAP Diet	A
Lactase Enzyme	A
Kefir	C

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In this randomized controlled trial in participants with high cholesterol, eating beans, but not peas, improved blood lipids compared to eating white rice.

Kiwi juice vs. psyllium husk for constipation

Is a diet that restricts starch and sucrose as effective as a low-FODMAP diet for IBS?

A low-FODMAP diet compared to standard dietary guidelines for IBS management in children

Is there a psychological component to nonceliac gluten sensitivity?

Examine Database References

Low-FODMAP Diet - Shanti L Eswaran, William D Chey, Theresa Han-Markey, Sarah Ball, Kenya JacksonA Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing the Low FODMAP Diet vs. Modified NICE Guidelines in US Adults with IBS-DAm J Gastroenterol.(2016 Dec)
Low-FODMAP Diet - Selina R Cox, James O Lindsay, Sébastien Fromentin, Andrew J Stagg, Neil E McCarthy, Nathalie Galleron, Samar B Ibraim, Hugo Roume, Florence Levenez, Nicolas Pons, Nicolas Maziers, Miranda C Lomer, S Dusko Ehrlich, Peter M Irving, Kevin WhelanEffects of Low FODMAP Diet on Symptoms, Fecal Microbiome, and Markers of Inflammation in Patients With Quiescent Inflammatory Bowel Disease in a Randomized TrialGastroenterology.(2020 Jan)
Lactase Enzyme - Ojetti V, Gigante G, Gabrielli M, Ainora ME, Mannocci A, Lauritano EC, Gasbarrini G, Gasbarrini AThe effect of oral supplementation with Lactobacillus reuteri or tilactase in lactose intolerant patients: randomized trialEur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci.(2010 Mar)
Kefir - Gulbeyaz Can, Erkan Topuz, Duygu Derin, Zehra Durna, Adnan AydinerEffect of kefir on the quality of life of patients being treated for colorectal cancerOncol Nurs Forum.(2009 Nov)
Low-FODMAP Diet - Lena Böhn, Stine Störsrud, Therese Liljebo, Lena Collin, Perjohan Lindfors, Hans Törnblom, Magnus SimrénDiet low in FODMAPs reduces symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome as well as traditional dietary advice: a randomized controlled trialGastroenterology.(2015 Nov)
Lactase Enzyme - Rosado JL, Solomons NW, Lisker R, Bourges HEnzyme replacement therapy for primary adult lactase deficiency. Effective reduction of lactose malabsorption and milk intolerance by direct addition of beta-galactosidase to milk at mealtimeGastroenterology.(1984 Nov)
Low-FODMAP Diet - Emma P Halmos, Victoria A Power, Susan J Shepherd, Peter R Gibson, Jane G MuirA diet low in FODMAPs reduces symptoms of irritable bowel syndromeGastroenterology.(2014 Jan)
Lactase Enzyme - Cheng AH, Brunser O, Espinoza J, Fones HL, Monckeberg F, Chichester CO, Rand G, Hourigan AGLong-term acceptance of low-lactose milkAm J Clin Nutr.(1979 Oct)
Kefir - İlkay Yılmaz, M Enver Dolar, Haydar ÖzpınarEffect of administering kefir on the changes in fecal microbiota and symptoms of inflammatory bowel disease: A randomized controlled trialTurk J Gastroenterol.(2019 Mar)