Objective: The aim of our study was to determine the effect of yoga in management of IBS. Material & Methods: The study was conducted in medicine department of Major S D Singh medical college and hospital, farrukhabad between November 2011-january 2012 .A Total 75 OPD patients of IBS b/w age 20-50 years of both sexes were selected, total 72 patients completed the study, All the patients were on conventional medical management and half of the patients were also kept on yoga therapy. After three months of study data of both, the study and control group was evaluated and compared using unpaired t test. Results: There was significant improvements in symptoms of IBS patients in study group compared to the control group. Conclusion: The results supports the hypothesis and the research question that yoga therapy supplement with usual medical care for IBS is more effective than usual medical care alone.
