Effects of a High-Fiber Diet on Symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome- A Randomized Clinical Trial

JOURNAL: Nutrition. 20(9): 735-7.

AUTHORS: Aller, R., D. A. de Luis, et al. (2004)

A modest fiber intake in patients with irritable bowel syndrome relieved symptoms, but this therapeutic benefit of fiber may have been due to a placebo effect because the results were similar in the low-fiber group.