Challenging Case in Clinical Practice: Relief from Reported Severe,Chronic Constipation After Implementation of an Elimination Diet

Abstract

Persistent digestive conditions such as chronic constipation can be associated with diet, and dietary modification has been shown to alleviate the problem. An elimination diet removes potentially triggering foods from the diet, and can be implemented to help identify foods that exacerbate symptoms. A 51-year-old female presented with reported severe, chronic constipation since approximately seven years of age, and a wide variety of other symptoms. Implementation of an elimination diet for 21 days resulted in relief of symptoms, including constipation. In addition to physical health improvements, positive changes in mental, emotional, and spiritual health were also observed.