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To the Editor: In the review of irritable bowel syndrome by Lynn and Friedman (Dec. 23 issue),¹ much is made of the pathophysiology of the symptoms and somatization, but little is made of environmental causes such as food intolerance. The literature now supports the concept that an elimination diet relieves the symptoms of the disease in approximately 50 percent of patients^2,3. Interestingly, when such patients start elimination diets, many of the "soft" symptoms that suggest neuroticism also clear⁴.

The concept of somatization is not disprovable, whereas the concept of food intolerance is. It seems a shame to blame . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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