Research Progress in Chinese Medicine for Irritable Bowel Syndrome after Infection
Post-infectious irritable bowel syndrome(PI-IBS)is a subtype of irritable bowel syndrome that occurs after re-covery from an acute intestinal infection.Chinese medicine has clear efficacy in the treatment of PI-IBS,with high compliance and low cost.This article reviews the treatment of PI-IBS with Chinese medicine in terms of its etiology,pathogenesis and treat-ment approach by compiling and synthesizing reports on the treatment of PI-IBS.
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