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Secondary outcomes included IBS-Quality of Life (IBS-QOL), abdominal pain scores, and adverse events (AE). A frequentist network meta-analysis (NMA) was performed using the netmeta package in R software. Interventions were ranked using\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      -scores. Global and local inconsistency were assessed via Q-statistics and the node-splitting method.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Twenty-two RCTs involving 11 distinct interventions were included. For the clinical total effective rate (TER), moxibustion (\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      -score = 0.8600) and tuina (\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      -score = 0.7130) emerged as the top-ranked interventions compared with Western medicine (WM) and placebo. Regarding symptom reduction (IBS-SSS) and abdominal pain relief, electroacupuncture (EA) (\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      -scores = 0.8854 and 0.8591, respectively) demonstrated superior efficacy over other modalities. Acupoint application combined with WM was found to be the most effective for improving quality of life (\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      -score = 1.0000). Safety analysis indicated that transcutaneous electrical acustimulation (TEA) (\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      -score = 0.8108) and placebo had the lowest risk of adverse events. Node-splitting analysis did not indicate statistically significant inconsistency; however, the findings should be interpreted cautiously because formal sensitivity analyses excluding high-risk studies were not feasible for all outcomes.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Chinese medicine external therapies may provide beneficial adjunctive or complementary options for patients with IBS-D. Moxibustion ranked highest for study-defined TER, whereas EA ranked highest for IBS-SSS and abdominal pain reduction. 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