Saturday, May 5, 2012

New EoE Article

This was a recent article from The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. In a brief overview, it compared the effectiveness of the elemental diet, 6-food elimination diet, and skin prick and atopy patch–directed elimination diet. Ninety-eight of 513 patients met the eligibility criteria.Of these 98 patients, 50% (n= 49), 27% (n= 26), and 23% (n= 23) received elemental, 6-food elimination, and directed diets, respectively. Remission occurred in 96%, 81%, and 65% of patients on elemental, 6-food elimination, and directed diets, respectively. The odds of post-diet remission versus non-remission were 5.6-fold higher (P= .05) on elemental versus 6-food elimination diets and 12.5-fold higher (P= .003) on elemental versus directed diets and were not significantly different.


Here is the link for the full text article:     EoE article