Medicina alternativa y complementaria en la enfermedad inflamatoria intestinal

Abstract

The use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) in Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) patients is very common. Complementary and alternative therapies might be effective for the treatment of IBD, although they might be as well potentially dangerous. Nowadays, the evidence and information about these types of therapies are not enough. However, alternative treatment strategies are limited and require extensive clinical testing before being optimized for use in patients. Therefore, physicians should know and increasingly inform IBD patients about benefits and limitations of CAM treatment. A review of clinical evidence available on the different types of CAM used in IBD is made.