The integration of complementary and integrative health and whole person health in gastrointestinal disorders: a narrative review.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objective

Complementary and integrative health (CIH) approaches are increasingly popular among patients with gastrointestinal (GI) disorders. Whole person health has been identified as an important perspective in integrative health. While complementary approaches have been discussed in the GI literature, the whole person health framework has not yet been incorporated. Whole person health is particularly relevant as we shift to patient-centered care to facilitate holistic healing for this population. The aim of this paper is to apply a conceptualization of whole person health and its relevance in understanding how CIH approaches can be utilized for patients with stress-sensitive GI disorders, such as disorders of gut-brain interaction (DGBI) and inflammatory bowel dis

SUBMITTER: Craven MR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11535803 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature