Smart H L, Mayberry J F, Atkinson M
Gut. 1986 Jul;27(7):826-8. doi: 10.1136/gut.27.7.826.
The use of alternative medicine was assessed by questionnaire in 96 patients with irritable bowel syndrome, 143 patients with organic upper gastrointestinal disorders and 222 patients with Crohn's disease of comparable age and sex. Significantly more patients with the irritable bowel syndrome (16%) had consulted practitioners of alternative medicine about their condition than had patients in either of the other groups. Similarly, significantly more irritable bowel syndrome patients said they would consult an alternative medicine practitioner (41%) if conventional treatment failed. Current usage of alternative medicine remedies was significantly greater in the irritable bowel syndrome patients (11%) than in patients with Crohn's disease (4%) and tended to be greater than in patients with organic upper gastrointestinal disorders (6%). This study has shown that the use of alternative medicine is common in patients with irritable bowel syndrome and this does not appear to be explicable in terms of the nature, chronicity or refractoriness to treatment of symptoms.
通过问卷调查评估了96例肠易激综合征患者、143例器质性上消化道疾病患者以及222例年龄和性别相仿的克罗恩病患者使用替代医学的情况。与其他两组中的任何一组患者相比，显著更多的肠易激综合征患者（16%）就其病情咨询过替代医学从业者。同样，显著更多的肠易激综合征患者表示，如果传统治疗失败，他们会咨询替代医学从业者（41%）。肠易激综合征患者目前使用替代医学疗法的比例（11%）显著高于克罗恩病患者（4%），且往往高于器质性上消化道疾病患者（6%）。这项研究表明，替代医学在肠易激综合征患者中使用很普遍，而这似乎无法根据症状的性质、慢性程度或对治疗的难治性来解释。
