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Complementary and Alternative Medicine and Mind–Body Therapies for Treatment of Irritable Bowel Syndrome in Women

Author(s) -

Suma Magge,

Jacqueline L. Wolf

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

women s health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.363

H-Index - 39

eISSN - 1745-5065

pISSN - 1745-5057

DOI - 10.2217/whe.13.57

Subject(s) - irritable bowel syndrome , medicine , bloating , acupuncture , alternative medicine , constipation , lubiprostone , diarrhea , integrative medicine , abdominal pain , intensive care medicine , gastrointestinal disorder , physical therapy , chronic constipation , pathology

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common gastrointestinal disorder, characterized by chronic or recurrent abdominal pain with constipation, diarrhea and/or an alternation of the two, and often bloating. Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) consists of a group of medical treatments that are not commonly considered to be a part of traditional medicine. CAM is commonly used for difficult-to-treat chronic medical conditions. Many patients choose CAM because there are only a limited number of treatments available for IBS or because they would like to have a ‘natural therapy’. Mind-body therapies for IBS have proven efficacy, but have not been well accepted by patients or practitioners for treatment. This article reviews the use of CAM and mind-body therapies in IBS, with a focus on probiotics, acupuncture, herbal medicines and psychological therapies.

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