Optimising the treatment of gastrointestinal disorders in primary care
Understand the diverse aetiology and symptoms of common functional GI disorders and current evidence that supports optimising treatment with safe, effective herbal medicines (STW 5) that target multiple GI symptoms
Leaning objectives
You will learn
- How the biopsychosocial model and the interrelated brain-gut axis frame our understanding of gastrointestinal (GI) disorders
- That therapies with multiple mechanisms of action have the potential to address the complex, diverse aetiologies and symptoms of functional GI disorders (FGIDs)
- Evidence regarding the efficacy and safety of herbal medicines for the treatment of FGIDs, with a special focus on STW 5 (Iberogast).
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