Is food intolerance a factor underlying chronic immunethrombocytopenia (ITP)?

Batty, Claire A.; Hunter, John O.; Woolner, Jenny; Baglin, Trevor and Turner, Claire (2018). Is food intolerance a factor underlying chronic immunethrombocytopenia (ITP)? British Journal of Haematology, 183(4) pp. 683–686.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/bjh.15014

Abstract

Immune Thrombocytopenia is an organ specific autoimmune disorder. It was believed that food intolerance may be a factor in ITP, affecting platelet count. This study investigated whether dietary modification could lead to an increase in platelet count in patients with ITP. IgE and IgG tests were conducted along with platelet counts to see if the role of food in ITP could be better understood. This study found that dietary modification did not affect platelet count in ITP patients. This suggests food intolerance does not cause chronic ITP.

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• Item ORO ID
• 52222
• Item Type
• Journal Item
• ISSN
• 1365-2141
• Project Funding Details

• Funded Project Name	Project ID	Funding Body
  ITP and food intolerance	Not Set	ITP Support Association

• Keywords
• immune thrombocytopenia; food intolerance; platelets; metabolomics; diet modification
• Academic Unit or School
• Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) > Life, Health and Chemical Sciences
  Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)
• Research Group
• Innovation, Knowledge & Development research centre (IKD)
• Copyright Holders
• © 2017 John Wiley & Sons Ltd
• Depositing User
• Claire Turner