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- Nutrition intervention in inflammatory bowel disease: the low-FODMAP diet - a review of the literaturePublication . Maganinho, Marta Gabriela Rilho; Sousa, Ana SofiaThe inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) includes Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis, which is a multifactorial disease, where diet is identified as a detrimental trigger of the disease. In addition to pharmacological treatment, nutritional intervention is essential for reducing symptoms and for the disease remission. Several approaches to this end have been studied over the years. Among this approaches the low-FODMAP (Fermentable Oligosaccharides, Disaccharides, Monosaccharides and Polyols) diet seems to be promising. Thus, this study aims to review the multiple literature existent and identify the applications, benefits and limitations of the low-FODMAP diet in IBD. This review article was elaborated through an online bibliographic search, were electronic PubMed database was used. The low-FODMAP diet is associated with a greater relief of functional intestinal symptoms and improvement of quality of life. However, this diet implies a specific food restriction, which increase the risk of nutritional deficiencies and dysbiosis of IBD patients, once it can negatively affect the intestinal microbiota. In conclusion, the low-FODMAP diet may effectively improve the clinical practice on the management of IBD and ensure better quality of life for IBD patients. Notwithstanding this, it is important to individualize the nutrition intervention and monitor frequently in order to avoid negative consequences. Moreover, the long-term use of this diet is still an issue. Thus, more studies are needed in order to support the generalization of this approach for clinical practice in IBD therapy and management.