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The 2000 trial referred to on that page involved only 27 patients which is a very small trial. There have been many studies done since then including the 2009 study published in the prestigious Nature journal referenced below. It concluded "This study did not find evidence to support the superiority of acupuncture compared with sham acupuncture in the treatment of IBS". The results are indicative of the placebo effect which is strong from many proposed IBS treatments.

It can be a costly procedure for limited benefit. Of course if you have insurance that pays for it then by all means give it a try. I believe we had this discussion a couple of years ago.

Reference
Lembo, A. J. et al. A Treatment Trial of Acupuncture in IBS Patients. . American Journal of Gastroenterology 104, 1489-1497 (2009).

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