Irritable Bowel Syndrome
January 18, 20221 Commentby Elka Leibovitch
Homeopath Elka Leibovitch presents a case of irritable bowel syndrome in a woman of 43. The case was worked using individualized classical homeopathic therapy and the concept of Levels of Health (Vithoulkas).
KEYWORDS: Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), case report, homeopathic therapy
BACKGROUND
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is one of the gastro-intestinal disorders widely accepted to have no known underlying organic pathology. Though a prevalent condition, the pathophysiology of IBS still remains unclear and is generally attributed to the gut-brain axis dysfunction, where the synchronized functions between the gut microbiota and the autonomous nervous system is disrupted.1