The Long-term Benefit of Surgery on Quality of Life in Patients With IBD
Okay…where do I start with this one?? Patients with inflammatory bowel disease can be managed very effectively using functional methods and natural approaches. But you have to have an inkling of how the GI tract functions before you can address IBD in this manner. Probiotics are one of the key tools used, and yet few gastroenterologists could adequately describe what they are, let alone the benefits to the GI tract. The idea that surgery can improve the quality of life in IBD patients sheds some light on just how ineffective the conventional treatments for IBD are.
The Long-term Benefit of Surgery on Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease