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Table 3 Diet restrictions related to the use of complementary alternative medicine (CAM) in adolescents with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD: n = 97) and juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA: n = 50)

From: Complementary and alternative medicine use in adolescents with inflammatory bowel disease and juvenile idiopathic arthritis

 

IBD patients using a special diet

JIA patients using a special diet

Total study group (n = 147)

No. of patients with a special diet (percentage of total respondents)

53 (54.6%)*

14 (28%)*

67 (45.6%)

 

CAM users

Non-users

CAM users

Non-users

CAM users

Non-users

 

n = 52

n = 45

n = 19

n = 31

n = 71

n = 76

No. of patients with special diets

36 (69.2%)

17 (37.8%)

10 (52.6%)

4 (12.9%)

46 (64.8%)**

21 (27.6%)**

Non-dairy (% of the patients on a special diet)

30.6%

23.5%

10%

25%

26%

23.8%

Lactose-free (% of the patients on a special diet)

22.2%

47.1%

40%

75%

26%

52.4%

Gluten-free (% of the patients on a special diet)

19.4%

11.8%

10%

0%

17.4%

9.5%

Avoidance of fruits/vegetables (% of the patients on a special diet)

27.8%

17.6%

40%

0%

37%

14.3%

  1. *difference between IBD and JIA patients: p < 0.002; **difference between CAM users and non-users: p < 0.0001.