Effects of Alkaline-Reduced Drinking Water on Irritable Bowel Syndrome with Diarrhea: A Randomized Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Pilot Study
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DOI:
10.1155/2018/9147914
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Abstract:
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to investigate whether the ingestion of alkaline-reduced water (ARW) is helpful in improving the symptoms of diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).Methods: Twenty-seven patients (male, 25.9%; mean, 41.7 years old) with diarrhea-predominant IBS were randomly allocated to two groups. For eight weeks, the ARW group (n = 13) ingested at least 2 liters/day of ARW, while the control group (n = 14) ingested placebo water. IBS symptom scores (quality-of-life, abdominal pain/discomfort), stool form, and frequency were assessed before and after treatment via questionnaires.
Results: Eight patients (61.5%) in the ARW group and six patients (42.9%) in the control group indicated that their symptoms had improved in more than four out of the eight weeks of treatment (p = 0.449). The IBS quality-of-life score significantly improved from 57.2 to 30.8 in the ARW group; this improvement was significantly greater than the slight improvement from 48.7 to 42.2 observed in the control group (p = 0.029). The abdominal pain score improved from 1.8 to 0.9 in the ARW group and from 1.8 to 1.1 in the control group, with no significant group difference (p = 0.232). Conclusions: Drinking ARW for eight weeks improves the quality of life in patients with diarrhea-predominant IBS.
| Publish Year | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Country | South Korea |
| Rank | Positive |
| Journal | Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine |
| Primary Topic | Intestine |
| Secondary Topic | Irritable Bowel Syndrome |
| Model | Human |
| Tertiary Topic | Diarrhea |
| Vehicle | Water (Electrolysis) |
| pH | Alkaline |
| Application | Ingestion |
| Comparison | |
| Complement |