Researchers find acupuncture effective for the alleviation of constipation. Zhejiang Tongde Hospital researchers tested the validity of an ancient acupuncture point prescription used for the treatment of constipation with a controlled scientific clinical experiment. The researchers find acupuncture “increases the contractile activity of intestinal smooth muscle and benefits bowel movements.” The researchers add that acupuncture “significantly improves CSBMs [complete spontaneous bowel movements] for patients with severe functional constipation.” The Zhejiang Tongde Hospital findings were published in research entitled Electroacupuncture in Treating Severe Functional Constipation: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Acupuncturist needling ST25 (Tianshu)
Seventy humans participated in the study. All participants suffered from functional constipation. This is a form of constipation without a known organic etiology. Functional constipation is characterized by two or less defecations per week, fecal incontinence, painful or hard bowel movements, large diameter stools, or volitional stool retention.
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