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What's most interesting is that the placebo was remarkably effective. That seems hard to believe and maybe it is a fluke. Anyway the article said the study has
by Houshalter 10y ago
What's most interesting is that the placebo was remarkably effective. That seems hard to believe and maybe it is a fluke.
Anyway the article said the study hasn't been published so maybe there are more details.
- cpncrunch 10y agoNo that is actually a pretty typical placebo response for diarrhea or bowel movements. See my other comment here for specific details.
- Houshalter 10y agoWell it's still the most interesting part to me. It's crazy that a medical condition as objective as diarrhea or stomach pain can be so heavily influenced by psychology.
- cpncrunch 10y agoYes it is fascinating. It's well established that the stress system modulates bowel motility (via crh) and absorption (via cortisol).
- refurb 10y agoDon't forget that's it's common for autoimmune diseases to wax and wane. Even if a patients get no therapy at all, the disease often gets better for a short period of time.
- cpncrunch 10y agoAlso, stress affects autoimmunity [1], so it's possible that the placebo effect modulated the autoimmune disease itself. [1] http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S156899720700170X http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1568997207...
- jvandonsel 10y ago"That seems hard to believe and maybe it is a fluke" Pun intended?