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The Mediterranean diet might be a way to help IBS

Nearly 3 of 4 people with IBS experienced symptom relief from a Mediterranean diet

Only slightly more people got relief from stricter prescription diet, but they did have greater improvement

MONDAY, June 9, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The Mediterranean diet might be a reasonable alternative for people with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) who find it tough to stick with a strict prescription diet, a new small-scale pilot study says.

Nearly 3 in 4 (73%) IBS patients following a Mediterranean diet experienced less abdominal pain after a month, researchers report.

Only slightly more people (82%) assigned the low FODMAP diet — a common and much stricter diet prescribed for IBS — achieved similar or better symptom relief.

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