Doctor communication quality and Friends' attitudes influence complementary medicine use in inflammatory bowel disease

Table 2 Distribution of complementary and alternative therapy types reported by inflammatory bowel disease subjects

Primary (first mentioned) CAM type	Percentage of total CAM reported overall
Herbal products (e.g., slippery elm, aloe vera juice, olive oil extract, green lipped mussel oil, other herbs)	30.50%
Probiotics	22.60%
Fish oil	12.10%
Chinese medicine	10.50%
Acupuncture, massage, magnetism	10.50%
Other (prayer, meditation, exercise, dietary supplements, hypnotherapy)	13.70%

CAM: Complementary and alternative therapy.