Scientific Proof to How your Body react to Acupuncture - Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Regular sessions of Acupuncture can treat Irritable Bowel Syndrome.
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a functional gastrointestinal disorder characterized by chronic or recurrent abdominal pain or discomfort, which is associated with disturbed bowel function and feelings of abdominal distention and bloating.
To date, there is still lack of understanding in the mechanisms of IBS, but they mainly involve the abnormality of gastrointestinal tract motility, visceral hypersensitivity, and gut microbiotic imbalance. Conventional drugs including antispasmodics, fiber supplementation and antidepressants are used to alleviate the symptoms, but the limited effects are unavoidably followed by various side effects. There were about 51% of IBS patients selecting complementary and alternative medicine, among them 59% choosing acupuncture for controlling IBS. Also international journals with high impacts have reported the positive effects of acupuncture on functional conditions.
Below are the scientific evidence that support Acupuncture for Irritable Bowel Syndrome treatment:
Conclusion: Despite the numerous studies targeting the treatment of IBS, there is still no universally accepted satisfactory treatment. Nowadays, patients with IBS frequently use complementary medicine including acupuncture.
In this study, acupuncture exhibits clinically and statistically significant control of IBS symptoms.
Conclusion: The advantage of using acupuncture over western medicine to treat IBS was significant. Acupuncture could be used as an adjunct in clinical settings to improve efficacy.
Conclusion: Results from pairwise meta-analysis showed that both needle acupuncture and electroacupuncture were superior in improving global IBS symptoms when compared with pinaverium bromide. Needle acupuncture plus Geshanxiaoyao formula had the highest probability of being the best option for improving global IBS symptoms among 14 included treatment options.
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