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Review
. 2016 Jun;22(6):1523-30.
doi: 10.1097/MIB.0000000000000761.

Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Sandra M Quezada  1 , Jessica Briscoe, Raymond K Cross
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Review

Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Sandra M Quezada et al. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2016 Jun.

Abstract

Inflammatory bowel disease is a complex, chronic, multifactorial inflammatory disorder of the digestive tract. Standard therapies include immunosuppressive and biological treatments, but there is increasing interest in the potential benefit of complementary and alternative medicine for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease. Given the high prevalence of use of complementary and alternative medicine among inflammatory bowel disease patients, gastroenterologists must remain knowledgeable regarding the risks and benefits of these treatment options. This article reviews the updated scientific data on the use of biologically based complementary and alternative therapies for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease.

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