Study Status: Terminated
Recruit Status: Terminated
Study Type: Interventional
Official Title: A Pilot Double Blind, Randomised, Placebo Controlled Trial of the Effect of a Diet Low in Poorly Digested Carbohydrates on Symptoms of Post-infective Bowel Dysfunction
Brief Summary:
The purpose of the study is explore the issues that relate to testing a particular dietary treatment, the low FODMAP diet, in a randomised trial using an appropriate control diet with which to compare it. In this trial the investigators will look at its effect on symptoms of people with persistent disturbance in their bowel pattern 3 months after an intestinal infection with Campylobacter.
The investigators will also look at the changes in gut bacteria that occur with the diet.