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Critiques
One study per piece. We read the paper, note the design and its limits, and say plainly what it does and does not show. Drafted with AI assistance and reviewed by a named editor before publishing.
ACTIB randomised 558 UK patients with refractory IBS to telephone CBT, web CBT, or usual care. Both CBT arms cut symptom severity at 12 months; telephone CBT held up at 24 months, web CBT partly faded.
IMAGINE randomised 354 Dutch IBS patients to individual, group, or educational control. Hypnotherapy roughly doubled adequate relief at 3 and 12 months, and group delivery held its own. A look at the evidence.
Böhn et al. randomised 75 Swedish IBS patients to four weeks of low FODMAP or traditional dietary advice. Both groups improved, with no difference between them. A careful read of what that does and does not show.
Alammar et al. pooled 12 randomised trials (835 patients) and found peppermint oil beat placebo for global symptoms and pain. A large 2020 trial then missed its regulatory endpoints. Reconciling the two.
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