IBS patients from shopping to digestion
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: In the national professional leadership circles of public health, there is no support for a discourse on the definition of public health. However, this is essential to improve the success of Hungarian public health.
METHODOLOGY: In 2024, we interviewed 39 self-reported IBS patients among the Hungarian population in a semi-structured questionnaire. Logistic regressio and Fisher's exact test were performed to process the results, furthermore we used the Sapphiro Wilk test to examine the normality of continuous variables. The subjects were divided into two groups based on their physical condition. We compared the two groups based on the answers to the following questions: how much water they drink, how long it takes to eat the main meal, which foods are eaten more often and which less often, which foods are easier to digest and which are more difficult.
RESULTS: Based on the results, it can be concluded that there are foods that should be consumed less often or should be avoided outright due to their physical well-being, because they are difficult to digest and cause severe symptoms. We found a significant difference between the two groups in digestion and the frequency of consumption of certain foods. Those who indicated that they were better digested less food with difficulty or very difficulty and more well or very well. Regarding water consumption, we found no significant difference between the two groups. Those who feel physically better consume less refined floral oils, fresh and canned dry legumes compared to the other group. Contrary to our expectations, there was no significant difference in the time of eating the main course between the two groups.
CONCLUSIONS: The present research provides assistance to professionals who give nutritional advice to IBS patients. As a limitation of the research, it can be said that it would be worthwhile to carry out the study with a larger number of items, taking into account the prevalence of IBS in Hungary. It will be advisable to further investigate the differences in digestion and look for reasons for it, either by examining the history of illness or psychological methods, or even by looking for organic causes in the bodies of the two groups.
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