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.006a.svgz" name="9137805.fig.006a" type="image/svg+xml"></object></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td><b>(a) </b>Patient opinions</td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="b"><td><object data="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/grp/volume-2018/9137805/figures/9137805.fig.006b.svgz" name="9137805.fig.006b" type="image/svg+xml"></object></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td><b>(b) </b>Continuation rates</td></tr></table>

<div>Patient opinions about herbs and botanicals (a) and continuation rates of conventional medication (b) among IBD patients using herbal products. IBD: inflammatory bowel diseases; CD: Crohn’s disease; UC: ulcerative colitis.</div>

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Figure 6: 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 6 | The Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Is Less Frequent in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease Than in Patients with Other Chronic Gastrointestinal Disorders 