ABSTRACT
Objective To study the effects of treating irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) with modified TongXieYaoFang. Methods 83 IBS patients were randomly recruited into a treatment group (45 patients) and a control group (38 patients). In the control group, Trimebutine, 200mg, and Bifid triple viable capsule, 420mg, 3 times/day was given orally to the patients, while on the basis of that, the treatment group was administrated with modified TongXieYaoFang in addition. Both groups were treated for one course of 4 weeks. Results The total effective rate of the treatment group and the control group was 93.3% and 71.1% respectively, showing significant difference between the two groups (X2=7.2938, P<0.01 ). Conclusion TongXieYaoFang combined with western medicine is effective in treating IBS.