Efficacy of a Short-term Six-food Elimination Diet and Reintroduction Therapy in Pediatric Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis.

Abstract

A 13-year-old boy presented to the hospital with a 3-month history of repeated vomiting and abdominal pain. Results of esophagogastroduodenoscopy revealed a diagnosis of eosinophilic gastroenteritis (EGE). We initiated a short-term six-food elimination diet (SFED) and reintroduction therapy over five days. On the third day of SFED, the patient's abdominal symptoms completely disappeared. However, he experienced unbearable abdominal pain six hours after the reintroduction of milk and peanuts. His symptoms remain completely controlled at present after eliminating milk and peanut products. The SFED and reintroduction therapy for EGE may be effective even for short-term treatments over a five-day period.

• Authors: Toshihiko Kakiuchi, Aiko Nakayama, Jun Abe, Muneaki Matsuo
• Journal: Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) (Intern Med) Vol. 59 Issue 11 Pg. 1379-1385 (Jun 01 2020) ISSN: 1349-7235 [Electronic] Japan
• PMID: 32101833 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

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Topics

• Adolescent
• Allergens (adverse effects)
• Animals
• Arachis (adverse effects)
• Diet Therapy (standards)
• Eosinophilic Esophagitis (diet therapy, etiology)
• Food Hypersensitivity (diet therapy)
• Humans
• Male
• Milk (adverse effects)
• Practice Guidelines as Topic
• Treatment Outcome