Effectiveness of Non-Pharmacological Interventions for Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Systematic Review.

Florent Amsallem Stephane Sanchez Xavier Armoiry François Mion

Published in: Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM (2021)

Although body-directed therapies such as acupuncture and osteopathic medicine may be beneficial for overall IBS symptoms, higher-quality RCTs are needed to establish the clinical benefit of non-pharmacological interventions for IBS. An important challenge will be the definition of the optimal control groups to be used in non-pharmacological trials.

Keyphrases

irritable bowel syndrome
physical activity
randomized controlled trial
systematic review
sleep quality