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Complementary and integrative medicine offers new options for gastrointestinal conditions like inflammatory bowel disease. Curcumin shows promise for ulcerative colitis, while mind-body therapies benefit irritable bowel syndrome.

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  • Gastroenterology
  • Complementary and Integrative Medicine

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  • Complementary and integrative medicine (CIM) is expanding within gastroenterology.
  • CIM offers novel therapeutic avenues for conditions such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and reflux esophagitis.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review recent advancements in CIM within gastroenterology.
  • Emphasis is placed on herbal therapies and their efficacy.

Main Methods:

  • Review of current scientific literature on CIM in gastroenterology.
  • Focus on studies investigating herbal compounds and mind-body interventions.

Main Results:

  • Curcumin demonstrates significant promise for both inducing and maintaining remission in ulcerative colitis.
  • Other polyphenols like resveratrol and epigallocatechin-3-gallate show supportive data for ulcerative colitis.
  • Mind-body approaches have yielded positive outcomes, especially for irritable bowel syndrome.

Conclusions:

  • CIM, particularly herbal therapies like curcumin, presents a promising frontier in managing gastrointestinal disorders.
  • Mind-body interventions are valuable adjuncts for conditions like IBS.