Tag: IBS

  • Nation & World

    Meditation may relieve IBS and IBD

    A small pilot study by Harvard-affiliated researchers finds symptom improvement and changes in expression of inflammation-associated genes in irritable bowel syndrome and inflammatory bowel disease patients who practice the relaxation response.

    5 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Placebos work — even without deception

    Patients who were knowingly given placebos for irritable bowel syndrome experienced significant symptom relief when compared with controls.

    3 minutes