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November 10, 2025Nutrition Reviews

Assessing the Efficacy of Functional Food as Treatment for Irritable Bowel Syndrome with Constipation: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis

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JMJianjiao MouLXLu XuYLYifei Luo

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Systematic review shows natural fruits improve quality of life and reduce abdominal pain in IBS-C, indicating their therapeutic effects.

Key Points

  • This research aimed to assess the efficacy of functional foods in treating IBS-C through a systematic review and network meta-analysis.
  • Conducted a systematic review of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on functional foods for IBS-C.
  • Utilized network meta-analysis for data analysis.
  • Assessed certainty of evidence using the Grades of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation framework.
  • Natural fruits significantly reduced abdominal pain compared to dietary fiber with high-certainty evidence.
  • Quality of life improved significantly with natural fruits and dietary fiber compared to placebo.
  • Abdominal distension and stool consistency were among the secondary outcomes assessed.

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Mou et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69253a31c0ce034ddc3577cfhttps://doi.org/10.1093/nutrit/nuaf204
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