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Update on dietary therapy for eosinophilic esophagitis in children and adults.

Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is a chronic inflammatory esophageal disease triggered predominantly, but not excusively, by food antigens. Elimination diet thus remains the only therapy targeting the cause of the disease. Importantly, EoE is a unique form of non-IgE mediated food allergy, largely dependant upon delayed, cell-mediated hypersensitivity. Areas covered: A comprehensive review of literature to summarize and update the most relevant advances on dietary therapy for pediatric and adult EoE patients is conducted. Expert commentary: None of the currently available food allergy tests adequately predict food triggers for EoE, especially in adults. Elemental diet (exclusive feeding with aminoacid-based formulas) and empiric six-food elimination diet, withdrawing cow´s milk, wheat, egg, soy, nuts and fish/seafood for 6 weeks, have consistently shown the best cure rates. However, their high level of restriction and need for multiple endoscopies (top-down approach) have been a deterrent for patients and physicians. Less restrictive empiric schemes, like a four-food (animal milk, gluten-containing cereals, egg, legumes) or a two-food (animal milk and gluten-containing cereals) elimination diet have lately shown encouraging results. Therefore, a novel step-up strategy (2-4-6) may enhance patient uptake and promptly identify most responders to empiric diets with few food triggers, besides saving unnecessary dietary restrictions and endoscopic procedures.

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