Tillisch Kirsten
Center for Neurovisceral Sciences and Women's Health, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California-Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.
Clin Med (Lond). 2007 Jun;7(3):224-7. doi: 10.7861/clinmedicine.7-3-224.
Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is a growing area of public interest. With increasing numbers of patients using these modalities, it is essential that Western medical practitioners become familiar with the available CAM literature to facilitate better patient care. While the volume of CAM research in gastrointestinal disorders has increased, there are still few modalities for which definitive conclusions can be made. This review will provide an overview of current knowledge of CAM therapies for functional gastrointestinal disorders, inflammatory bowel disease and liver disease. An understanding of this evolving literature is useful in discussing these therapies with patients who use, or are considering using, them. As we learn more about these CAM modalities, integration of those shown to be effective into our conventional practice and avoidance of those shown to be risky or of little use will be of benefit both to patients and practitioners.
补充与替代医学（CAM）是一个日益受到公众关注的领域。随着越来越多的患者使用这些疗法，西方医学从业者熟悉现有的补充与替代医学文献以促进更好的患者护理至关重要。虽然补充与替代医学在胃肠道疾病方面的研究数量有所增加，但仍有少数疗法能够得出明确结论。本综述将概述补充与替代医学疗法在功能性胃肠疾病、炎症性肠病和肝病方面的现有知识。了解这一不断发展的文献对于与正在使用或考虑使用这些疗法的患者讨论这些疗法很有帮助。随着我们对这些补充与替代医学疗法了解得更多，将那些已被证明有效的疗法整合到我们的传统实践中，并避免那些被证明有风险或用处不大的疗法，将对患者和从业者都有益处。
