Acupuncture for Gastrointestinal Disorders
What gastrointestinal disorders are treated by acupuncture? Digestive diseases that pertain to the gastrointestinal tract like abdominal bloating, colitis, are helped.
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Acupuncture For Abdominal Bloating
Several conditions can slow the movement of materials through the digestive tract or produce waste gases, giving the experience of abdominal bloating. Acupuncture can help return an upset digestive system to proper balance by stimulating or inhibiting gastric and intestinal contractions, stimulating or inhibiting secretions of the digestive cells, and by addressing postural dynamics that impose distortional forces on the digestive organs. It is wise to report such symptoms to your primary care physician, considering the number and diversity of underlying conditions that they may accompany.Acupuncture For Colitis
Acupuncture relieves inflammation.
Acupuncture For Constipation
See discussion of abdominal bloating.
Acupuncture For Diarrhea
Acupuncture can influence contraction of the smooth muscle lining the digestive tract. Waves of muscular contraction (peristalsis) move materials down the digestive pathway. In cases of chronic diarrhea, slowed peristaltic action can help the colon reabsorb fluid, diminishing diarrhea symptoms and the damaging effects of dehydration.
Acupuncture For Digestive Problems
Likely due to neural reflexes that link specific regions of the body’s exterior to internal organs (viscero-somatic/somato-visceral reflexes), acupuncture can have targeted effects on internal organ activity and intercommunication. Acupuncture can also produce more generalized shifts in autonomic neural activity, supporting the desired changes in digestive function*. Even mechanical [and pneumatic] pressures on the digestive organs are susceptible to acupuncture’s influence, by virtue of its ability to alter postural dynamics.
* The autonomic nervous system toggles between supporting digestive functions during periods of low mental or physical stress and restricting them when stress is high.
Acupuncture For Gastritis
Acupuncture relieves inflammation. See discussion of digestive problems.
Acupuncture For Hemmorrhoids
Acupuncture can influence vascular smooth muscle tone and pain perception. Postural retraining through acupuncture may decrease intra-abdominal pressure.
Acupuncture For Hepatitis
Acupuncture relieves inflammation. See discussion of digestive problems.
Acupuncture For Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Acupuncture For Spastic Colon
Acupuncture can regulate smooth muscle tone and improve peristaltic coordination.
Acupuncture For Ulcers
Ulcer etiology is multi-factorial, involving the chemical environment in the digestive tract as well as the balance of microbial populations lining its walls. Acupuncture can ease ulcer symptoms and help the body more effectively regulate conditions in the digestive tract. Acupuncture stimulates immune responses, influences pain perception, and alters the production rate of digestive secretions.
