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Patient - Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Complementary/Alternative
Medicine Resources
The addition of holistic treatment approaches can be helpful in managing IBS symptoms and possibly changing underlying physiology. These approaches include herbs, nutrition, acupuncture, biofeedback, homeopathy, physical medicine, chiropractic and massage.
- Yoga for Digestive Health
www.yogabellys.com
Focuses on yoga methods that specifically relieve the many symptoms caused by IBS and other digestive disorders.
- IBS Hypnosis.com
http://www.ibshypnosis.com/
Designed to provide thorough and up-to-date information on hypnosis as a treatment option for IBS. Provides a review of research and an online locator of U.S. health professionals offering hypnosis treatment for IBS using the standardized 7-Session protocol.
- Beyond Well Being
http://beyondwellbeing.com/ibs/
Developed by an acupuncturist and instructor of oriental diagnosis at Emperor’s College of Traditional Oriental Medicine. This site presents the perspective that IBS is not one disease, but rather is caused by different imbalances in different people.
- Acupuncture for Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
This study is currently recruiting patients.
Sponsored by the National Institutes of Health (NCCAM and NIDDK). The purpose of this study is to determine whether acupuncture is effective in reducing the symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).
Study Design: Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo Control, Parallel Assignment, Efficacy Study.
Study location: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, General Clinical Research Center, Boston, MA.
Recruiting: Lisa A. Conboy, ScD 617-384-8565. lisa_conboy@hms.harvard.edu
Ted Kaptchuk, OMD, Principal Investigator.
- Health and Age.com
www.healthandage.com/html/res/com/ConsConditions/IrritableBowelSyndromecc.html
Sponsored by the Web-based Health Education Foundation, a nonprofit corporation providing web-based, interactive health information written and edited by medical professionals. Provides a referenced overview of alternative approaches to IBS including herbs, nutrition, homeopathy, physical medicine, chiropractic and massage.
- HealingWell.com
http://www.healingwell.com/ibs/
The IBS Resource Center contains online articles, book recommendations, community forums and chat, and other information resources for patients, caregivers, and families dealing with IBS.
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