Is Acupuncture An Alternative Treatment to IBS?

Many people suffer from chronic joint pain. Joint pain could be as ancient as human history dating back to the very first caveman! To date, there exist many conventional relief and treatment options. There is no shortage of conventional therapy. However, these conventional treatments to address the problems associated to joint pain tend to be expensive and ineffective at times.

The ongoing and vast search for non conventional therapeutic treatment for back pain relief has resulted in many areas of study and interest. These are therapeutic massage, mind body spa therapy, acupuncture and herbal supplements to build up the body joints. This is evident in many Chinese medicinal concoctions which promise to relief chronic back pain through intake of certain herbal essences. Of these, acupuncture stands out among the more promising field of non conventional approach to relief back pain. How is this so?

Acupuncture can be briefly defined as an alternative treatment through the use of the insertion and the manipulation of needles into the body. The insertion of these very fine needles is directed to acupuncture point or called vital point or acu-point in the body. Acu-points are sensitive parts of the body. These are primarily stimulated by use of the needles in the course of an acupuncture treatment. A person can be totally immobilized through the insertion and manipulated of a single needle to these acu-points. Such is the remarkable effect of acupuncture. For acute back pain relief, these needles are inserted to respective vital points in the back to shock, desensitize and numb the area, thus providing instant quick relief.

Acupuncture has been practiced in various Far East countries since ancient times. In China, acupuncture traditionally form an integral part of the Traditional Chinese Medicine. The theory recognizes that there is an inner energy called “Qi”. Back pain or as a matter of fact, any joint pain is regarded a physical dysfunction. In any healthy body this “Qi” should flow smoothly throughout the body. If it stagnates, the body system breaks down and as a result pains occur. Acupuncture has the effect of breaking down all these blockages in the body through the insertion of needles, thus allowing the inner energy to flow smoothly.

Other than reliving back pain and many other joint pain problems, acupuncture is also claimed to have the capability to treat diseases and promotes general health. Hence, it is also a procedure applicable to a person of any ages, both men and women. It boasts to have the effectiveness in treating infertility as well.

In pain management, the result achieved could be far greater employing both the conventional treatment complimented by alternative therapy.

IBS Treatments: Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) To Cure IBS

Well, probably you have been told many times that there isn't any cure to IBS. It is correct to say there isn't any specific drug to address the IBS problems completely.




An estimated 75% of IBS patients are women

 

The Clinical Practice of Chinese Medicine: Chronic Gastritis & Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Being a patients myself before and until the stage of being awakened in the middle of the night due to severe abdominal pain as a result of IBS wasn't nice. The thought of it being something real wrong and dreadful inside the body is depressing. The daily work activities were disrupted tremendously. The medicines given by the multiple visits to different doctors didn't work at all! 

Further stool analysis and endoscopy test were done. No problem was found and in fact everything was normal. This is the initial sign that IBS was the culprit. It brought great relief but that didn't help in getting life back to normal. There is still no known cure to IBS, there is still no known treatment that can address the problems experienced by all IBS suffers today.

The whole IBS symptoms episode lasted about 4 months until the endoscopy was performed, with no improvement! That was devastating. Until a coincidental opportunity that Traditional Chinese Treatment was introduced by a previous patient, who had recovered and get rid of IBS completely. This was the first introduction to Traditional Chinese Medicines (TCM).

Being skeptical initially coupled with no other alternative, the feeling was one in despair given no other choice. The result of the TCM treatment was remarkable. As soon as the first course of medication completed, the improvement was felt! This brought much delights.

The TCM sees IBS as a persistent "upsets" done to the gastrointestinal system. These prolonged imbalances had resulted in the dysfunction of the gastrointestinal system. The whole digestive system just don't know how to keep to it's normal functional routines. TCM takes a holistic approach towards addressing IBS. It didn't just suppress the IBS symptoms, but it takes time to deal with it patiently with an ultimate aim to totally correct this imbalance and eradicate Irritable Bowel Syndrome!

A total of 3 continuous months with 6 courses of TCM treatments were the answer to address this IBS symptoms. However it didn't just the medications that were making it works; one to get rid of the "stomach wind" thus reducing the bloated stomach, the second drug to deal with diarrhea if necessary and the vital one that goes to "condition" the gastric prior to every meal. It was also accompanied with full dietary control in avoiding oily, fatty, fried and spicy foods. Also caffeinated, dairy, cold and hot drinks intake were reduced.

Normal dietary course resumed after the 3 continuous months of TCM treatments. With great gladness, I have totally recovered!