Diet of South Asians with inflammatory bowel disease.
The diet of South Asian patients with inflammatory bowel disease was studied using a postal questionnaire and compared with controls matched for age and ethnic group. Hindus with Crohn's disease are sweets significantly more often than either healthy controls (chi 2 = 13.0, P < 0.005) or Hindus who had ulcerative colitis (chi 2 = 9.8, P < 0.05). Hindus with ulcerative colitis were significantly less likely to drink milk than their matched controls (chi 2 = 7.4, P < 0.01). Hindu patients were also less likely to use spices and eat flour than controls (chi 2 = 12.5, P < 0.005). No difference was found in the diets of patients belonging to other religious groups and controls. This study again suggests that a high intake of refined carbohydrate is associated with Crohn's disease, while patients with ulcerative colitis have significantly altered their traditional diet.
Probert
C S
CS
Gastroenterology Research Unit, Leicester General Hospital, UK.
Bhakta
P
P
Bhamra
B
B
Jayanthi
V
V
Mayberry
J F
JF
D000328:Adult; D001210:Asia, Southeastern / Q000453:epidemiology; D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000209:etiology; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000209:etiology; D004032:Diet / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004034:Diet Surveys; D006801:Humans; D015212:Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000209:etiology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires