Evaluating the Efficacy of the Mediterranean Diet to the Low- Fermentable, Oligosaccharides, Disaccharides, Monosaccharides, and Polyols (FODMAP) Diet in Treating Irritable Bowel Syndrome(IBS)

Exclusion Criteria

• •Subjects adhering to any dietary IBS treatment such as the low-fodmap diet, or gluten-free diet, Mediterranean currently or within the past 6 months
• •Subjects with a known food allergy to eggs, seafood, peanuts, tree nuts or milk (subjects with lactose intolerance that are experiencing IBS symptoms while on a lactose-free diet will not be excluded from the study).
• •Subjects with a history of poorly controlled insulin-dependent or non-insulin-dependent diabetes
• •Subjects with a known history of organic Gastrointestinal (GI) disease (i.e., celiac disease, inflammatory bowel disease or microscopic colitis)
• •Subjects with a history of an eating disorder requiring medical or behavioral treatment within the past 10 years.
• •Subjects with prior small bowel or colonic surgery (excluding appendectomy or cholecystectomy if over 6 months since these 2 procedures)
• •Oral antibiotic use in the past 3 months
• •Any planned significant changes in dietary or exercise regimen within 30 days prior to Screening or during the study.
• •Currently pregnant or breastfeeding.