Does scientific research support the beneficial effects of acupuncture for gastrointestinal diseases?
Acupuncture has been shown to decrease disease activity and inflammation, and has demonstrated beneficial roles for all factors that can significantly impact quality of life in patients with inflammatory bowel disease including:
the regulation of gut dysbiosis,
intestinal barrier function,
gut motor dysfunction, and
depression, anxiety,, and pain.
Many clinical trials have investigated the therapeutic effects of acupuncture in ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease; and the data from these trials are promising; however, more studies are needed.
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