Effect of Diet on Gulf War Illness: A Pilot Study

Abstract

The overall objective of the study is to determine the efficacy of a Low FODMAP (modified healthy) diet relative to a High FODMAP (typical healthy) diet in reducing the 1) Intestinal symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome and 2) Non-intestinal symptoms (fatigue, joint pain, insomnia, general stiffness and headache) in Veterans with Gulf War Illness. We will also determine if the change in gut flora is a mechanism for improvement in symptoms of IBS and GW illness while on the study. We screened our first participant in September 2016. Overall we have screened 5 and enrolled 2 Gulf War Veterans so far. Our efforts are ongoing to recruit more Gulf War veterans.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2016
Accession Number
AD1045067

Entities

People

  • Ashok K Tuteja

Organizations

  • Western Institute For Biomedical Research

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Biomedical Research
  • Colonic Diseases
  • Department Of Defense
  • Electronic Mail
  • Gut Microbiome
  • Information Operations
  • Institutional Review Board
  • Microbiomes
  • Pain
  • Persian Gulf Syndrome
  • Pilot Studies
  • Risk Factors
  • Stiffness
  • United States

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  • Gulf War Illness and Chronic Multisymptom Illness in Veterans.