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Gut-brain axis

How stress, sleep and nerves steer digestion. 2 chapters – expand

Level:Intermediate The vagus nerve: the data line between belly and head The longest cranial nerve tells the brain what is happening in the gut and dampens inflammation. What of this is proven, and what breathing exercises and devices can really do. StressIBSInflammation Promising How we rate the evidence Established Recommended in medical guidelines or supported by several consistent meta-analyses of randomised human studies. Well supported Several randomised studies in humans with largely consistent results. Promising Single randomised or controlled studies in humans, not yet independently confirmed — or many consistent observational studies. Plausible Two cases: first observational or pilot studies with small samples — or a settled basis that is not in dispute, such as movement, sleep or meal pauses. But not tested in humans for symptoms. Experimental Barely studied in humans. Mainly lab and animal studies or theoretical reasoning; whether it helps is open. Community
Level:Intermediate Gut-directed hypnotherapy and psychological therapy: treatment via the gut-brain axis Why gut-directed hypnotherapy and CBT are among the best-proven treatments for IBS, how they work, what apps can do, and why "limbic retraining" is something else. PsychotherapyIBSStress Well supported How we rate the evidence Established Recommended in medical guidelines or supported by several consistent meta-analyses of randomised human studies. Well supported Several randomised studies in humans with largely consistent results. Promising Single randomised or controlled studies in humans, not yet independently confirmed — or many consistent observational studies. Plausible Two cases: first observational or pilot studies with small samples — or a settled basis that is not in dispute, such as movement, sleep or meal pauses. But not tested in humans for symptoms. Experimental Barely studied in humans. Mainly lab and animal studies or theoretical reasoning; whether it helps is open.