Clinical research of irritable bowel syndrome treated by electroacupuncture on Tianshu (ST 25)

• Published in: Journal of acupuncture and tuina science Vol. 5; no. 2; pp. 91 - 94
• Main Authors: Liu, Hui-rong, Wu, Huan-gan, Wang, Xiao-long, Zuo, Chuan-tao, Guan, Yi-hui, Fang, Jian-qiao
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Heidelberg Springer Nature B.V 01.04.2007; Shanghai Research Institute of Acupuncture and Meridian, Shanghai, 200030, P. R. China; Shanghai Research Center of Acupuncture and Meridian, Shanghai, 201203, P. R. China%Shanghai Research Institute of Acupuncture and Meridian, Shanghai, 200030, P. R. China%Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 310053, P. R. China%Zhejiang University of TCM, Hangzhou, 200030, P. R. China
• Subjects: Abdomen; Defecation; Irritable bowel syndrome; Electroacupuncture; Irritable Bowel Syndrome; Point,ST 25
• ISSN: 1672-3597; 1993-0399
• DOI: 10.1007/s11726-007-0091-8

ObjectivesBy observing and evaluating the clinical curative effect systematically of electrical acupuncture (EA) on Tianshu (ST 25) on diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (D-IBS), to make it benefit for the application and spread of EA on Tianshu (ST 25) on D-IBS.Methods103 D-IBS matched the involved standards were allocated into treatment group (EA on ST 25, n=53) and control group (EA on Daheng, SP 15, n=50) in randomized, controlled and single-blind ways. Curative effect differences were analyzed by Ridit analysis.ResultsThe incidence of diarrhea, abdominal pain, abdominal distention or abdominal discomfort, borborygmus, defecation urgency and defecation incompletion feeling were 100%, 89.3%, 71.8%, 74.8%, 83.5% and 78.6% respectively in D-IBS. Generally, after treatment, 11 cases got excellent results, 34 cases improved and 8 failed in treatment group, totally effective rate was 84.9%; while in control group, 4 cases got excellent effects, 26 improved and 20 failed, totally the effective rate was 60.0%.ConclusionCompared with control group, EA on Tianshu (ST 25) has a better curative effect on D-IBS.