Functional Medicine Approach to Patient Care Improves Sleep, Fatigue, and Quality of Life in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease.

The psychoemotional roots to immune disease states, particularly IBD, are complicated and often not addressed in traditional care. We are just beginning to understand the impact of nutrition, sleep, stress, movement, and relationships on IBD. In this cohort, utilizing Functional Medicine as an adjunct to traditional care resulted in improvement in all PROs.