The Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Is Less Frequent in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease Than in Patients with Other Chronic Gastrointestinal Disorders

<table class="figure-group"><tr class="fig-image" id="a"><td><object data="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/grp/volume-2018/9137805/figures/9137805.fig.004a.svgz" name="9137805.fig.004a" type="image/svg+xml"></object></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td><b>(a) </b>Herbs and botanicals</td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="b"><td><object data="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/grp/volume-2018/9137805/figures/9137805.fig.004b.svgz" name="9137805.fig.004b" type="image/svg+xml"></object></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td><b>(b) </b>Mind/body therapies</td></tr></table>

<div>Continuation rates of conventional medication among patients using (a) herbs and botanicals and (b) mind/body therapies. IBD: inflammatory bowel diseases.</div>

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Figure 4: The Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Is Less Frequent in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease Than in Patients with Other Chronic Gastrointestinal Disorders 

Figure 4 | The Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Is Less Frequent in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease Than in Patients with Other Chronic Gastrointestinal Disorders 