Resource Roundup: A Functional Medicine Approach to Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Supplements for Inflammatory Bowel Disease

The use of nutraceutical supplements by patients with gastrointestinal disorders is widespread and growing. Most studies cite that 50% of patients with inflammatory bowel disease use nutraceutical supplements. There is an abundance of clinical trials demonstrating the efficacy of nutraceutical supplements for IBD.  Probiotics, prebiotics, butyric acid enemas, Curcuma longa, Boswellia serrata and fish oils have been shown to be superior to placebo and in some cases equal to standard medical therapy in randomized trials. Thus, the nutraceutical supplements that have been shown to have established efficacy for inflammatory bowel disease are reviewed.

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