Q How long after starting treatment will I feel improvement?
A It varies by individual, but usually post-meal discomfort and abdominal pain frequency begin to decrease within 2–4 weeks, and with consistent treatment for 1–2 months we aim to greatly reduce daily discomfort. The longer-standing the condition, the more time recovery requires.
Detailed Answer
Functional gastrointestinal disorder is not a disease that improves within a day or two. Since it is a process of the gastrointestinal function gradually recovering, in the first 2–3 weeks you first feel the symptom intensity decrease in triggering situations. After exceeding one month, overall symptom frequency decreases and good days increase, and by the second month you can aim for an almost normal dietary life.
Korean Medicine Clinic Perspective
We proceed by adjusting prescriptions according to the treatment course. Stopping treatment on your own midway makes the recovery effects already accumulated easily collapse, so even when symptoms improve, we recommend managing together through the final stage.
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