Tuesday 5 January 2016

Psychotherapy Has Surprising Impact for Those With IBS

A surprising new take on treatment for IBS might help sufferers. (Photo: Getty Images)

Although irritable bowel syndrome impacts up to 11 percent of the population, there is no cure for it. But new research may have found a surprisingly effective treatment.

A new meta-analysis of 41 clinical trials published in the journal Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology found that IBS sufferers who received psychotherapy had a greater lasting reduction in symptoms over sufferers who had no treatment.

Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/health/ibs-psychotherapy-213050192.html