Abstract

Introduction To determine benefits of healing therapy as an adjunct to conventional management in irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Methods : 200 outpatients with IBS or IBD were randomised to either conventional treatment or conventional plus 5 sessions of healing therapy. After 12 weeks Controls also had healing therapy. Outcomes used were, the Measure Yourself Medical Outcomes Profile (MYMOP). IBS-QOL and IBDQ and symptom measures. Results There was a significant improvement in the MYMOP score at week 6 (p Conclusion The addition of healing therapy in IBS was associated with improvements in symptoms and QoL in IBS, and to a lesser extent in IBD. Disclosure of Interest None Declared

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