Complementary and alternative medicines in irritable bowel syndrome: An integrative view

作     者：Oliver Grundmann Saunjoo L Yoon 

作者机构：Department of Medicinal ChemistryCollege of PharmacyUniversity of FloridaFL 32610United States Department of Adult and Elderly NursingCollege of NursingUniversity of FloridaFL 32610United States 

出 版 物：《World Journal of Gastroenterology》 (世界胃肠病学杂志（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2014年第20卷第2期

页      面：346-362页

核心收录：

学科分类：1002[医学-临床医学] 100201[医学-内科学(含：心血管病、血液病、呼吸系病、消化系病、内分泌与代谢病、肾病、风湿病、传染病)] 10[医学] 

主　　题：Irritable bowel syndrome Complementary and alterna 

摘      要：Irritable bowel syndrome(IBS)is a common gastrointestinal disorder with a high incidence in the general *** diagnosis of IBS is mainly based on exclusion of other intestinal conditions through the absence of inflammatory markers and specific *** current pharmacological treatment approaches available focus on reducing symptom severity while often limiting quality of life because of significant side *** has led to an effectiveness gap for IBS patients that seek further relief to increase their quality of *** and alternative medicines(CAM)have been associated with a higher degree of symptom management and quality of life in IBS *** the past decade,a number of important clinical trials have shown that specific herbal therapies(peppermint oil and Iberogast?),hypnotherapy,cognitive behavior therapy,acupuncture,and yoga present with improved treatment outcomes in IBS *** propose an integrative approach to treating the diverse symptoms of IBS by combining the benefits of and need for pharmacotherapy with known CAM therapies to provide IBS patients with the best treatment outcome *** steps in this direction are already being considered with an increasing number of practitioners recommending CAM therapies to their patients if pharmacotherapy alone does not alleviate symptoms sufficiently.