Open AccessAlternative & complementary treatment for pediatric inflammatory bowel disease
Author(s) -
Ramit MagenRimon,
Ron Shaoul
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
translational pediatrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.702
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 2224-4344
pISSN - 2224-4336
DOI - 10.21037/tp.2019.09.02
Subject(s) - medicine , inflammatory bowel disease , intensive care medicine , inflammatory bowel diseases , disease
Alternative medicine includes treatments that are not considered mainstream and is suggested to replace the accepted treatment, while complementary treatment is added to the conventional treatment. The estimated prevalence of their use in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is high, ranging between 21-60%. This review summarizes the data on these treatments and their efficacy in the setting of IBD.
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