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 and is associated with a significant reduction in health-related quality of life.
IBS is caused by multiple factors including intestinal motility and intestinal smooth muscle functional disturbance, visceral paraesthesia, alterations in the brain-gut axis, psychological factors, gastrointestinal hormones, and intestinal infection.
Systematic reviews of conventional medications for IBS have found that the evidence for drug efficacy is weak and that no drug is effective in treating all the symptoms of IBS.
Acupuncture has become increasingly popular in patients with various diseases, including IBS. Several recently published studies of acupuncture showed clinically and statistically significant control of IBS symptoms. You can read more here.
Acupuncture has also been shown to be beneficial in Chronic Constipation / Diarrhoea, Bloating / Heartburn, and Crohn’s disease / colitis.
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– Anita W.
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Wycombe Medical Acupuncture Clinic
136 Cressex Road, High Wycombe,
HP12 4UA
+44 7940 492663
01494 528012
Beaconsfield Medical Acupuncture Clinic
Doctor NOW, Little Hall Barn,
Windsor End, Beaconsfield,
HP9 2JW
+44 7940 492663
01494 528012
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