Patient: Hello doctor, I am 32 years old, I got SLE at the end of 1998, and started to have trace proteinuria, and later, although I was regulated by Chinese and Western medicine, my proteinuria still went up repeatedly. Then my mother passed away at the end of 2006, which was a big blow to me. Since the end of 2007, my proteinuria suddenly increased, which led to the gradual swelling of my legs and feet until it became very serious and turned into nephrotic syndrome, and now my legs and feet are still swollen intermittently. I mainly want to talk about my stomach today. Due to the original taking of Chinese and Western medicines, it caused me to suffer from duodenal ulcer a few years ago, and I had two serious attacks last year. After the second attack at the end of last year, I took Rehabxin (a kind of Chinese medicine to nourish yin and produce muscle) and Omnipresent (an acid suppressant), and my stomach got better for about 2.5 months. But in general, since the beginning of last year, my stomach has been off and on, and even though I have been very careful with my diet, eating only soft and mild foods, and I have been tapping on the stomach meridian and massaging my feet San Li, Yong Quan and the soles of my feet every day, I have been getting acute IBS almost once a month. About three weeks ago, I had stomach discomfort again (I had been taking the original two kinds of stomach medicine, but it didn’t help, now I only take hormone 3.5 capsules a day), I can only drink porridge, eat bread and eat a small amount of vegetables, at first, my stomach was uncomfortable when I ate, and I always wanted to poop within a few hours after meals, basically I had to poop 1-2 times, but each time the poop was not shaped, after pooping my stomach was still uncomfortable, and my stomach sometimes had a vague pain Now it’s getting worse, and sometimes my stomach gets upset when I drink porridge, so I’m in a lot of pain. I had a few days with moxibustion moxibustion Zhonggui and Shenqu for 20 minutes each, but it seems that the stomach did not improve at all, and one day in the middle of the night caused stomach pain and diarrhea several times (before at least sleep at night stomach can still), after this time I dare not moxibustion again. I do not know if I am not suitable to use or improper use? I’ve taken a few old Chinese medicine, but not only did it not work, but the stomach pain and diarrhea got worse, so I’m now afraid of tonics. Can I be treated with needles in a case like mine? Thank you very much. Shanghai Longhua Hospital, Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Sun Deli: From the analysis of your medical history, your immune function is disordered and long-term use of hormones has caused damage to the gastrointestinal tract. It has been proved that acupuncture has a good regulatory effect on the immune function of the body. Acupuncture with drugs can achieve better results in the treatment of immune-related diseases. Acupuncture has a good therapeutic effect on gastrointestinal tract diseases, and it is also effective for nephrotic syndrome. Diseases like yours can be treated with the aid of acupuncture, generally acupuncture 2-3 times per week, 15 times as a course of treatment, need to adhere to 4-6 months of treatment. Patient: Thank you very much for your detailed answer. So about how long does each acupuncture session usually last? Thank you very much. Shanghai Longhua Hospital Acupuncture Department Sun Deli: You can go to the nearby hospital, adhere to 2-3 times a week acupuncture treatment, body points to take liver Yu, spleen Yu, kidney Yu, foot San Li and other main, usually using a combination of electroacupuncture, cupping, ear acupuncture, acupuncture point injection, each treatment time takes 30-45 minutes, you can achieve the desired results. Wish you a speedy recovery!