Acupoint Intensive Embedding with STAPRE Surgery for Constipation

  Constipation is a common disease and has become an important condition affecting people’s quality of life with the aging trend of the society’s population, the change of diet structure and the influence of psycho-spiritual and social factors. Its cause is unclear, its symptoms are stubborn, and treatment is difficult. The main characteristics are reduced frequency of stool, loss of bowel movement, and difficulty in passing stool. Currently, it is mostly treated symptomatically with drugs and has dependence. At present, constipation can be broadly divided into slow-transmission type, outlet obstruction type, and the majority of mixed constipation occurring at the same time. Slow transmission of the colon is due to the weakened peristalsis of the colon and the slow passage of intestinal contents, which is an important cause of constipation.  The tone and excitability of the smooth muscle promote intestinal peristalsis. The therapeutic effect of the buried thread therapy is prominent because the needle method can only be left for a short time and cannot provide continuous stimulation. Our experience is that the increase in the volume of the intestinal thread affects the absorption time directly affects the efficacy, especially in the same point at the same time multiple buried thread can achieve significant therapeutic effect. I have used 1 or 0 line treatment in the past the efficacy is not stable, this study will increase the line body to double strand 2 line, each point at the same time buried line three times, is one of the reasons to promote the efficacy. Because of the special emphasis on the intensity of the stimulation, this method is called acupuncture point intensification to distinguish it from general burial.  Although the current typing is not perfect, the typing of constipation should be clarified as much as possible before treatment, and special examination methods should be used after detailed history and various routine examinations to exclude organic lesions. At present, constipation is prone to recur after discontinuation of herbal treatment. The long-term efficacy of subtotal resection or total resection of colon is better, but complications such as intestinal adhesions and more frequent stools will be inevitable, and even reoperation is needed for adhesive intestinal obstruction, while the acupoint-enhanced buried wire method for constipation is safe and repeatable. Conclusion: The treatment of slow transmission of colon in constipation by the acupoint-enhanced buried wire method is a simple and easy composite treatment method that combines multiple therapies and multiple effects. It can be used in conjunction with STAPRE surgery for the effective treatment of MC, and its clinical efficacy is quite satisfactory.