The study tested the efficacy in treating irritable bowel syndrome with Aloe Vera.

Here’s some info about Aloe Vera from Wiki.

Aloe vera is a succulent plant species that probably originated in northern Africa. The species does not have any naturally occurring populations, although closely related aloes do occur in northern Africa.^[1] The species is frequently cited as being used in herbal medicine since the beginning of the first century AD. Extracts from A. vera are widely used in the cosmetics and alternative medicine industries, being marketed as variously having rejuvenating, healing or soothing properties. There is, however, little scientific evidence of the effectiveness or safety of A. vera extracts for either cosmetic or medicinal purposes, and what positive evidence is available is frequently contradicted by other studies.^[2][3][4][5]

Description

Aloe vera is a stemless or very short-stemmed succulent plant growing to 60–100 cm (24–39 in) tall, spreading by offsets. The leaves are thick and fleshy, green to grey-green, with some varieties showing white flecks on the upper and lower stem surfaces.^[6] The margin of the leaf is serrated and has small white teeth. The flowers are produced in summer on a spike up to 90 cm (35 in) tall, each flower being pendulous, with a yellow tubular corolla 2–3 cm (0.8–1.2 in) long.^[6][7] Like other Aloe species, Aloe vera forms arbuscular mycorrhiza, a symbiosis that allows the plant better access to mineral nutrients in soil.^[8]

Here’s the study

Aloe vera (AV) is suggested to be beneficial in treating irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) symptoms, but no scientific trials exist to confirm this. We aim to assess the efficacy of AV on IBS in refractory secondary care patients. Patients with IBS were randomised to receive AV or matching placebo for a month. Symptoms were assessed at baseline, 1 and 3 months. Fifty-eight patients randomised, 49 completed the protocol to 1 month and 41 to 3 months. Eleven of thirty-one (35%) AV patients, and 6 of 27 (22%) placebo patients responded at 1 month (p = 0.763). Diarrhoea predominant patients showed a trend towards a response to treatment at 1 month (10/23 V 2/14, p = 0.07). There was no evidence that AV benefits patients with IBS. However, we could not rule out the possibility that improvement occurred in patients with diarrhoea or alternating IBS whilst taking AV. Further investigations are warranted in patients with diarrhoea predominant IBS, in a less complex group of patients.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aloe_vera

Here’s some positive comments about Aloe Vera and IBS

Hi everyone,

A very close friend of mine sufffered from IBS for a while. She was in constant pain and felt bloated most of the time as well as being constipated. She was introduced to aloe vera drinking gel just over a year ago. She has been drinking aloe vera every day since.
Aloe vera can benefit IBS greatly. She is no longer in pain, does not feel bloated and is no longer constipated.
Aloe vera is a natural plant that has been around for thousand’s of years and is known for it’s medicinal properties. To find out more information and to receive some literature please contact me Bijal: chudasamano1@hotmail.com, or give me a call on 07949 629 078.
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meetabhar

Penang, Malaysia

hi. just to ask a question about the aloe vera juice. If you`re having ibs with diarrhea, wont the aloe vera juice make the diarrhea worse? I`ve read some people experience bad diarrhea after consuming the aloe vera juice.

jyang

I agree, aloe vera has some very powerful healing effects. My sister who has IBS uses AloeElite, which is pretty much aloe vera in a pill form. Her symptoms are pretty much gone. If you’re interested in learning if it’ll work for you, check out their homepage