What is the most effective way to treat irritable bowel syndrome?

In addition to general drug treatment, patients with irritable bowel syndrome should also focus on psychological adjustment, calm their emotions, avoid depression and excitement, and pay attention to developing good living habits.

(I) Psychological treatment: Irritable bowel syndrome is closely related to emotional tension. Relieving emotional factors is very helpful for treatment. Patients should be guided to open their hearts, relieve depression, and calm down their excited emotions. The condition should be explained in detail, pointing out the cause and good prognosis, as well as appropriate medical methods, to relieve patients' concerns and build confidence in recovery. Doctors should be compassionate, patient, and considerate of patients, maintain a good relationship between doctors and patients, and obtain more information about the disease so that patients can accept effective and targeted treatment measures without reservation.

(2) General treatment: Establish a good living and working system, and participate appropriately in cultural and recreational activities and physical exercise. Diet therapy should be carried out according to different situations. For example, patients with constipation and those who used to like to eat "refined" food can try high-fiber food. Especially for patients with constipation, eating more oil can also relieve symptoms. Patients with diarrhea, intestinal pain, or those who used to eat more "coarse food" should try to use less residue and easily digestible food. For other factors such as the temperature of the food, the variety of food, and the amount of food, most patients can judge their own tolerance. However, improper dietary restrictions and malnutrition may also be caused by the patient's wrong concepts. The doctor needs to fully listen to the patient's introduction and then evaluate and guide the diet. Patients who are sensitive to the climate should pay attention to adding or removing clothes appropriately to avoid getting the abdomen cold.

(III) Western medicine treatment 1. Sedatives (1) Diazepam 2.5-5 mg, 3 times/day. (2) Lumina 15-30 mg, 2-3 times/day, before meals. (3) Chlorpromazine 15-30 mg, 3 times/day.