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Yin-Han Tang, Shu-Chang Xu, Department of Gastroenterology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200065, China
Ping Wu, Department of Nutriology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200065, China
Correspondence to: Shu-Chang Xu, Chief Physician, Department of Gastroenterology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200065, China. xschang@163.com
Received: October 29, 2011 Revised: November 15, 2011 Accepted: November 25, 2011 Published online: February 18, 2012
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a kind of functional gastrointestinal disease characterized by abdominal pain or discomfort associated with changes in bowel habits. The alternating symptoms of IBS seriously affect the patients' quality of life. Some studies have found that food could cause or aggravate the symptoms of IBS possibly by inducing food allergy and food intolerance. However, the specific mechanisms have not been established yet. Currently there are "bacterial 'toxin' hypothesis", "immune or inflammatory response hypothesis" and "physical or chemical irritation hypothesis" explaining the role of food in the pathogenesis of IBS. It has been known that food factors play a very important role in the pathogenesis of IBS. This article reviews food allergy and the possible mechanisms, diagnosis and treatment of IBS caused by food.
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