中西医结合医学研究的突破点:功能性胃肠病症状重叠的诊疗难题

A Breakthrough Point in Integrative Medical Research:Challenge of Treating Overlapping Symptoms in Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders

功能性胃肠病(FGIDs)症状重叠现象在临床上极为常见,不仅增加诊疗难度,也影响患者的生活质量,并造成社会经济负担。目前现代医学药物治疗FGIDs症状重叠的疗效尚不满意。中医学以整体观念和辨证论治为理论指导,处方时以证统方,随症加减,在治疗FGIDs症状重叠方面表现出一定优势。本文将就FGIDs症状重叠的诊疗现状、中医药诊疗的优势与特色以及中西医结合医学如何在FGIDs症状重叠的诊疗中取得突破进行探讨。

Functional gastrointestinal disorders(FGIDs)are common disorders that are characterized by persistent and recurring gastrointestinal symptoms.Many patients with FGIDs have overlapping symptoms,which increased the difficulty of diagnosis and treatment,impaired the quality of life,and caused social economic burden.At present,Western medicine treatment of FGIDs cannot bring with satisfactory efficacy.Chinese medicine(CM)has certain advantages in treatment overlapping symptoms of FGIDs base on syndrome differentiation and disease identification.This article discusses the current status of diagnosis and treatment of FGIDs,the advantages and characteristics of CM,and how integrated medicine can break through in FGIDs diagnosis and treatment.