Blood Test Could Help Guide Better Diet Options For Patients With IBS, Study Suggests

HealthDay (2/19, Thompson) reports, “A blood test can help people with irritable bowel syndrome cut out specific trigger foods most likely to worsen their condition, a new study suggests.” Researchers found that “about 60% of” patients with IBS “who followed a diet guided by the results of the blood test wound up suffering less stomach pain.” Meanwhile, 42% of patients with IBS “who didn’t get the blood test experienced a reduction in stomach pain, results show.” The findings were published in Gastroenterology.