Eating patterns in functional dyspepsia: a case control study.
OBJECTIVE
To determine whether eating patterns differ between patients with endoscopically determined functional dyspepsia and non-dyspeptic controls.


METHODS
Case-control study (50 per group). A seven-day record of food consumption with time of food consumption was determined.


METHODS
Endoscopy clinic, St. James' Hospital and the Clinical Nutrition Laboratory at the Trinity College Medical School.


METHODS
Meal eating pattern and their temporal distribution; consumption of food categories and their temporal distribution; data for all subjects and for employed vs unemployed subjects.


RESULTS
There was no evidence to suggest that the pattern of food and meal intake throughout the day was in any way influenced by endoscopically determined functional dyspepsia.


CONCLUSIONS
The widely held belief that patients with functional dyspepsia eat differently to healthy controls to relieve or prevent symptoms of dyspepsia is not supported by these findings.
Cuperus
P
P
Department of Clinical Medicine, Trinity Centre for Health Sciences, St. James' Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
Keeling
P W
PW
Gibney
M J
MJ
D000328:Adult; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D004032:Diet / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015930:Diet Records; D004415:Dyspepsia / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004651:Employment; D005215:Fasting; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012016:Reference Values