Complementary Therapies in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

Henit Yanai; Nir Salomon; Adi Lahat

doi:10.1007/s11894-016-0537-6

Complementary Therapies in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

Henit Yanai^*, Nir Salomon, Adi Lahat

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Abstract

Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs) often take a chronic debilitating course. Given the chronicity of IBD, the limitations of the available medications, their potential side effects, and the impact of the disease on patients’ quality of life, it is not surprising IBD patients are ranked among the highest users of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). Since CAM has become very popular in real-life practice of Western Communities, caregivers must gain more knowledge about these therapies, their mechanism of action, benefits, and risks. This article reviews and discusses up-to-date scientific and clinical data regarding the most prevalent herbal CAM therapies.

Original language	English
Article number	62
Journal	Current Gastroenterology Reports
Volume	18
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11894-016-0537-6
State	Published - 1 Dec 2016

Keywords

CAM
Cannabis
Complementary and alternative medicine
Crohn’s disease
Curcumin
Herbal medicine
Ulcerative colitis

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