| Median peak eosinophil count | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intervention | Responders (%)* | Pre | Post | p value** |
| PPI | 8/23 (35) | 44 | 30 | 0.230 |
| Steroids | 5/12 (42) | 53 | 15 | 0.117 |
| SFED | 13/23 (65) | 47 | 10 | 0.006 |
| Test-directed | 5/10 (50) | 62 | 23 | 0.036 |
| Other empiric diet | 1/6 (17) | 55 | 58 | 0.437 |
| Elemental diet | 2/2 (100) | 33 | 1 | n/a |
*<15 eso/hpf or ≥50% reduction in peak count. **Wilcoxen signed rank test
Through food reintroduction and biopsies 14 patients identified dietary triggers: 57% milk (n=8), 29% gluten containing cereals (n=4), 14% egg (n=2), 7% soya, nuts, shellfish or fruit (each n=1). For those who completed the process (n=10), 50% had only one trigger, 30% two, and 20% three or more.