The study utilized the 2012 National Health Interview Survey to estimate the use of CAM modalities in U.S. adults. Here are six things to know about the study’s findings.
• 13,505 respondents with a GI condition within the past year (42 percent) used CAM within that year
• 3 percent of the respondents with a GI condition used at least on CAM modality to address that condition
• The top three CAM modalities were herbs and supplements, mind-body therapies and manipulative therapies
• Of those using CAM, 47 percent utilized three of more types.
• 80 percent of those using CAM found it to be helpful in addressing their GI condition
• Respondents using CAM told their physicians 70 percent of the time
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