Six-food elimination diet is less effective during pollen season in adults with eosinophilic esophagitis sensitized to pollens
Visaggi P., Savarino E., Del Corso G., Hunter H., Baiano Svizzero F., Till S. J., Jason D., Wong T., De Bortoli N., Zeki S.
SFED Pollen allergy Skin prick test Eosinophilic esophagitis EoE Biomedical statistics
The role of inhaled and swallowed aeroallergens in treatment outcomes of adult patients with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is unclear. We hypothesized that the pollen season contributes to the failure of the 6-food elimination diet (SFED) in EoE. We compared outcomes of patients with EoE who underwent SFED during vs outside of the pollen season. Consecutive adult patients with EoE who underwent SFED and skin prick test (SPT) for birch and grass pollen were included. Individual pollen sensitization and pollen count data were analyzed to define whether each patient had been assessed during or outside of the pollen season after SFED. All patients had active EoE (>=15 eosinophils/high-power field) before SFED and adhered to the diet under the supervision of a dietitian. Fifty-eight patients were included, 62.0% had positive SPT for birch and/or grass, whereas 37.9% had negative SPT. Overall, SFED response was 56.9% (95% confidence interval, 44.1%-68.8%). When stratifying response according to whether the assessment had been performed during or outside of the pollen season, patients sensitized to pollens showed significantly lower response to SFED during compared with outside of the pollen season (21.4% vs 77.3%; P = 0.003). In addition, during the pollen season, patients with pollen sensitization had significantly lower response to SFED compared with those without sensitization (21.4% vs 77.8%; P = 0.01). Pollens may have a role in sustaining esophageal eosinophilia in sensitized adults with EoE despite avoidance of trigger foods. The SPT for pollens may identify patients less likely to respond to the diet during the pollen season.
Source: The American journal of gastroenterology (2023). doi:10.14309/ajg.0000000000002357
Publisher: National Gastroenterological Association,, [New York] , Stati Uniti d'America
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@article{oai:it.cnr:prodotti:484652,
title = {Six-food elimination diet is less effective during pollen season in adults with eosinophilic esophagitis sensitized to pollens},
author = {Visaggi P. and Savarino E. and Del Corso G. and Hunter H. and Baiano Svizzero F. and Till S. J. and Jason D. and Wong T. and De Bortoli N. and Zeki S.},
publisher = {National Gastroenterological Association,, [New York] , Stati Uniti d'America},
doi = {10.14309/ajg.0000000000002357},
journal = {The American journal of gastroenterology},
year = {2023}
}