Mindfulness Training Eases Ibs

The fifth and final step asked participants to take part in exposure exercises. The exercises required participants to provoke IBS symptoms, to eliminate behaviours that served to control symptoms, and to expose them to situations where symptoms were particularly unwanted. The results of the study showed that compared to the control group, participants in the mindfulness training group improved on IBS-related quality of life and gastrointestinal-specific anxiety, depression, and general functioning. More: Study Abstract on ScienceDirect