Acupuncture for Diarrhoea-Predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Network Meta-Analysis.

Conclusion: Acupuncture may improve diarrhoea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome better than drugs and has the fewest side effects. Sham acupuncture may have curative effect except for placebo effect. In the future, it is necessary to perform highly qualified research to prove this result. Pinaverium bromide also has good curative effects with fewer side effects than other drugs. PMID: 29977312 [PubMed]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29977312?dopt=Abstract

Source: Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine - July 7, 2018 Category: Complementary Medicine Tags: Evid Based Complement Alternat Med Source Type: research