In a study of 75 women with the digestive disorder, researchers found that those assigned to "mindfulness training" saw a bigger improvement in their symptoms over three months than women who were assigned to a support group.
The findings, they say, suggest that the mindfulness technique should be an option for treating irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).
A doctor not involved in the study agreed.
"I think people with IBS should learn mindfulness skills," said Dr. Delia Chiaramonte, director of education for the University of Maryland's Center for Integrative Medicine in Baltimore.
Learning such skills, she said in an interview, is "100 percent safe," and it could offer people a way to help manage IBS symptoms on their own, long term. (MORE)
Source: Reuters
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