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Table 1 Examples of the two different prescribed diets before and during the study for a typical day

From: Influence of low FODMAP-gluten free diet on gut microbiota alterations and symptom severity in Iranian patients with irritable bowel syndrome

Meal

LF-GFD

Regular diet

Breakfast

1 cup of tea

90 g of gluten-free muffin

1 glass of milk

3 slices of bread

3 teaspoons of cherry jam

Morning snack

1 banana

1–3 slices of cookies

Lunch

20 tablespoons of rice

90 g of seafood

Vegetable salad (1 cucumber + 1 tomato + 1 cup of lettuce)

20 tablespoon of rice

½ cup of onion

½ cup of beans

60 g of red meat

3 slices of bread

Afternoon snack

1 cup of tea

30 g of gluten-free biscuits

1 cup of Fruit of the season

100 g of ice cream

Dinner

2 slices of whole grain gluten-free bread

60 g of chicken

100 g of carrots

90 g of chicken or regular pasta

100 g of tomato

3 slices of bread

1 cup of regular yogurt

During the day

90 g of grapes

2 cup of Fruit of the season

  1. Dietary data represent the typical diet for a patient with an approximate energy expenditure of 1600 kcal/day
  2. FODMAP fermentable, oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides, and polyols, GFD gluten-free diet, LFD low FODMAP diet, LF-GFD low FODMAP gluten-free diet