Mindfulness-based Therapy for Irritable Bowel Syndrome

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  • Muratsubaki Tomohiko
    Department of Behavioral Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, Tohoku University Hospital
  • Kanazawa Motoyori
    Department of Behavioral Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, Tohoku University Hospital
  • Fukudo Shin
    Department of Behavioral Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, Tohoku University Hospital

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  • 過敏性腸症候群に対するマインドフルネス療法
  • カビンセイ チョウ ショウコウグン ニ タイスル マインドフルネス リョウホウ

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<p>Mindfulness-based therapy (MBT) is one of mind-body therapies. There is increasing evidence for MBT in the world. Several studies have shown that meditation in which MBT has originated ameliorates abnormal stress responses or pain behaviors. MBT is also considered to be the most effective treatments for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) because it may help to improve pain catastrophizing and/or gastrointestinal specific anxiety, which are specific ways of cognition observed in IBS patients. However, very few studies have reported that MBT is effective for IBS. Further studies are warranted to confirm the findings. This article outlines the definition, practices and neurophysiological mechanism on mindfulness meditation, the effects of MBT for IBS, and adverse events of meditation.</p>

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