Does Acupuncture Work for Chronic Colitis

Chronic enteritis is often associated with loss of appetite, vomiting, belching (hiccups) and other symptoms, can be treated from the spleen and stomach theory, the use of the epigastric, gastric Yu, foot Sanli and other acupoints for acupuncture, the symptoms will be improved to a certain extent. The mid-epigastric region is an acupoint of the Ren vein, located in the abdomen, 4 inches above the umbilicus and on the anterior midline. It has the effect of eliminating food stagnation (promoting digestion of food), and it can treat stomach pain, bloating, loss of appetite, vomiting, eructation, and other diseases of the spleen and stomach. Stomach Yu is an acupoint of the Bladder meridian, located on the back, under the spinous process of the 12th thoracic vertebra, 1.5 inches away from the posterior midline, with the efficacy of warming the middle and lowering the rebelliousness (warming and tonifying the stomach to prevent the stomach qi from rushing upwards), harmonizing the stomach and stopping vomiting, treating gastrointestinal disorders, such as stomach pain, vomiting, bowel sounding and abdominal distension, and other gastrointestinal disorders. Foot Sanli is an acupuncture point of the stomach meridian, located in the leg, 3 inches below the calf’s nose, 1 horizontal finger outside the anterior ridge of the tibia. It has the effect of tonifying the center of the body to benefit the qi (treating qi deficiency by tonifying the spleen), tonifying the spleen and the stomach (restoring the function of the spleen and the stomach), regulating the qi and lowering the rebelliousness of the body to treat gastric pain, vomiting, abdominal distension and diarrhea, and other ailments. Note that acupuncture points must be operated by a professional physician, do not operate on your own to avoid adverse consequences.