IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME (IBS)
The symptoms are: changes in bowel movement patterns; bloating and excess gas; pain in the lower belly; mucus in stools.
If you have these symptoms and they have lasted at least 6 months, and you have had belly pain at least 3 days each month for 3 months, and at least two of the following are true:
The pain is relieved by having a bowel movement
The pain is linked to a change in how often you have a bowel movement
The pain is linked to a change in the appearance or consistency of your stool.
Because there are no structural problems in the intestines of people who have IBS, some people may think this means that the symptoms "are in their head." This is not true. The pain, discomfort, and bloating are real. They have many different causes.
acupuncture treatment to help relieve symptoms. Patients can be effectively treated with treatments that harmonize the disordered energy that leads to this condition. The fact that there is no structural pathology that can be seen in irritable bowel syndrome, the energetic approach utilized by acupuncture is especially appropriate. The energetic location must appropriate is the yang ming which comprises the stomach and the large intestine. Combining acupuncture needling of the yang ming meridian with activation of another energetic territory can be very effective. A strong harmonization of the energy using the triangular equilibration method has surprised me by how efficacious one treatment with this technique can be. Some patients have had long term resolution of symptoms in one or two treatment sessions. Of course each patient has to be evaluated individually to decide the most appropriate treatment.
Gastroesophageal reflux
I have used acupuncture multiple times to control the symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux. Each individual treatment with acupuncture is effective for transient control of episodic reflux symptoms. With continued treatment the symptoms seem to become less frequent. This can be effective for even upright reflux that occurs after the patient just burps. I have not had any experience in treating patients who have gastroesophageal reflux because of a definite structural cause for reflux like a wide open hiatal hernia and/or very low lower esophageal sphincter pressure. Many consultants would recommend that these conditions be corrected by surgical methods which change the disordered anatomy.
If you have these symptoms and they have lasted at least 6 months, and you have had belly pain at least 3 days each month for 3 months, and at least two of the following are true:
The pain is relieved by having a bowel movement
The pain is linked to a change in how often you have a bowel movement
The pain is linked to a change in the appearance or consistency of your stool.
Because there are no structural problems in the intestines of people who have IBS, some people may think this means that the symptoms "are in their head." This is not true. The pain, discomfort, and bloating are real. They have many different causes.
acupuncture treatment to help relieve symptoms. Patients can be effectively treated with treatments that harmonize the disordered energy that leads to this condition. The fact that there is no structural pathology that can be seen in irritable bowel syndrome, the energetic approach utilized by acupuncture is especially appropriate. The energetic location must appropriate is the yang ming which comprises the stomach and the large intestine. Combining acupuncture needling of the yang ming meridian with activation of another energetic territory can be very effective. A strong harmonization of the energy using the triangular equilibration method has surprised me by how efficacious one treatment with this technique can be. Some patients have had long term resolution of symptoms in one or two treatment sessions. Of course each patient has to be evaluated individually to decide the most appropriate treatment.
Gastroesophageal reflux
I have used acupuncture multiple times to control the symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux. Each individual treatment with acupuncture is effective for transient control of episodic reflux symptoms. With continued treatment the symptoms seem to become less frequent. This can be effective for even upright reflux that occurs after the patient just burps. I have not had any experience in treating patients who have gastroesophageal reflux because of a definite structural cause for reflux like a wide open hiatal hernia and/or very low lower esophageal sphincter pressure. Many consultants would recommend that these conditions be corrected by surgical methods which change the disordered anatomy.
