MORE STEPS PER DAY TIED TO MILDER IBS SYMPTOMS
MORE STEPS PER DAY TIED TO MILDER IBS SYMPTOMS
Check out this article in MedPage Today about a recent Japanese study demonstrating that a higher number of daily steps was associated with reduced severity of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) symptoms in young people.
MedPage Today: More Steps Per Day Tied to Milder IBS Symptoms
“This study demonstrated that the severity of Gastrointestinal Symptom Rating Scale (GSRS) is associated with the amount of walking in younger people with IBS,” the investigators wrote. “Based on our findings, increasing the daily step count to 9,500 steps from 4,000 steps will result in 50% reduction in the severity of symptoms.”
They said the results provide clinicians with information on how many steps to add to an IBS patient’s current physical activity level to reduce GSRS by 1 point. The researchers cautioned, however, that the effect of exercise on symptom improvement in patients with mild-to-moderate discomfort is small and was significant only in the female IBS patients, and that future studies are needed to determine the amount of activity required to reduce GSRS scores.
“Previous research has shown long-term improvement in IBS symptoms in physically active patients compared with physically inactive patients.”
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