How specialized diet can improve gut disorders

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  • Source: Science Daily
  • 04/09/2025

A new study from Cedars-Sinai examined whether a specialized diet could improve symptoms of gastrointestinal disorders linked to an imbalance in gut microbiota.

The research tested the elemental diet's effectiveness and explored whether improving its unappealing taste -- a major barrier -- could help patients adhere to the diet's stringent protocol. The investigators' findings were published in the peer-reviewed journal Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology.

The elemental diet is a special low-fat liquid formulation that is designed to be easily digested and contains all the essential nutrients necessary for a healthy diet. A few prior studies have shown that the diet has the potential to improve challenging symptoms associated with digestive issues like small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO), intestinal methanogen overgrowth (IMO), Crohn's disease, eosinophilic esophagitis and other gut ailments. The diet likely works by reducing inflammation, balancing the gut microbiome, healing the gut lining, and providing complete nutrition without additives and allergens that typically irritate the gut. Historically, elemental diet has had a low adherence rate because of the strict protocol and unpleasant taste.

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