As Shauna mentioned, most of my
symptoms are non-gastrointestinal and include migraines, lethargy + +, tiredness + +, inability to think clearly,
emotional instability (
eg bursting into tears over something small).
Reviews to date report a small to moderate effect of mindfulness and mantra meditation techniques in reducing
emotional symptoms (
eg, anxiety, depression, and stress) and improving physical
symptoms (
eg, pain).7 - 26 These reviews have largely included uncontrolled and controlled studies, and many of the controlled studies did not adequately control for placebo effects (
eg, waiting list — or usual care — controlled studies).