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Study Suggests Physical Exercise Significantly Reduce IBS Symptoms

HealthDay (1/28, Mozes) reported, "Increasing one's physical activity routine can help improve symptoms among irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) patients," according to a study in the American Journal of Gastroenterology. "Vigorous activity can also help keep IBS symptoms from worsening among such patients," the researchers said. Their observations stem from a small study of "102 IBS patients between the ages of 18 and 65." At the study onset and at the end of the three-month period, the participants "ranked their IBS symptoms." While the group that maintained "their normal routine experienced an average 5-point drop in symptoms, those who increased their activity experienced much more dramatic symptom relief (an average 51-point decrease)," the researchers noted. Notably, only "8 percent of the active group went on to develop worsening symptoms."