Open AccessVitamin D supplementation in adolescents with irritable bowel syndrome: Is it useful? A randomized controlled trial
Author(s) -
Doaa El Amrousy,
Syed Moin Hassan,
Heba El Ashry,
Mohamed Yousef,
Hossam Hodeib
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
the saudi journal of gastroenterology/saudi journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.608
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1998-4049
pISSN - 1319-3767
DOI - 10.4103/sjg.sjg_438_17
Subject(s) - medicine , irritable bowel syndrome , placebo , vitamin d and neurology , gastroenterology , vitamin , vitamin d deficiency , randomized controlled trial , adverse effect , alternative medicine , pathology
Vitamin D deficiency is common in irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). There is growing interest in the role of vitamin D in pediatric IBS. We aimed to evaluate the effect of vitamin D supplementation in adolescents with IBS and vitamin D deficiency.