مقالات

Effectiveness of aromatherapy inhalation of Rose essence in clinical symptoms of patients with Irritable bowel syndrome

1398/5/31 21:59
مقدمه

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a functional intestinal disorder with abdominal pain and disturbance in bowel movements. Although the pathophysiology of IBS is not fully understood, it has been suggested that genetic and social factors, diet, intestinal microbiota, intestinal low-grade inflammation, and abnormal gastrointestinal endocrine cells play a major role in its pathogenesis. In this study, we aim to investigate the effects of Rosa Damascena aromatherapy on the clinical manifestations of patients with IBS.

روش کار

In this double blind randomized controlled trial, we included 60 IBS patients that studied the effect of therapeutic touch on anxiety. The study participants filled a questionnaire with two parts. In the first part they were asked about their bowel habits frequency of defecation, appearance of stool and experiencing abdominal pain or bloating, and in the second part they were asked to fill a twenty items questionnaire to assess the level of hidden and apparent anxiety.

نتایج

There were no significant difference bestrewn groups before intervention in demographic characteristics. The level of anxiety in the aromatherapy and control groups before and after the intervention has been changed significantly (P<0.05).

نتیجه‌گیری

The findings of our study suggests that except anxiety, Rosa Damascena essence was not effective on any other manifestations of IBS. To our knowledge, no similar study investigating the effect of Rosa Damascena essence on the clinical symptoms of IBS patients has been performed. However, the effect of this essence on other diseases has been proved. The lack of significant effect of Rosa Damascena on the symptoms of IBS patients can be the result of relatively short duration of our study and the small number of participants, which highlights the importance of performing more precise and controlled studies in the future.