Research presented at Digestive Disease Week® (DDW) shows that psychological issues may play a role in the severity of gastrointestinal symptoms.
Mindfulness meditation has been reported to improve symptoms in chronic conditions such as fibromyalgia and depression, and a recent randomized controlled trial found it brought improvement in the severity and symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).
Investigators found that when compared with support group therapy, mindfulness meditation improved IBS severity and psychological symptoms more. After the same eight week period, symptom severity was reduced four times more in the meditation group. The research data were presented by Dr. Palsson (Abstract #219).
Mainstream medicine offers no cure for irritable bowel syndrome and as many as half of patients do not see adequate improvement in their symptoms with conventional treatment. This research suggests mindfulness meditation as a widely available and inexpensive natural treatment that can provide individuals with skills they can use for the rest of their life (Courtesy of EurekAlert!, a service of AAAS).
Research presented at Digestive Disease Week® (DDW) shows that psychological issues may play a role in the severity of gastrointestinal symptoms.
Mindfulness meditation has been reported to improve symptoms in chronic conditions such as fibromyalgia and depression, and a recent randomized controlled trial found it brought improvement in the severity and symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).
Investigators found that when compared with support group therapy, mindfulness meditation improved IBS severity and psychological symptoms more. After the same eight week period, symptom severity was reduced four times more in the meditation group. The research data were presented by Dr. Palsson (Abstract #219).
Mainstream medicine offers no cure for irritable bowel syndrome and as many as half of patients do not see adequate improvement in their symptoms with conventional treatment. This research suggests mindfulness meditation as a widely available and inexpensive natural treatment that can provide individuals with skills they can use for the rest of their life (Courtesy of EurekAlert!, a service of AAAS).