To rub the abdomen clockwise and then counterclockwise may help digestion, but there are no strict requirements. Intestinal peristalsis is clockwise through the ascending colon, transverse colon, descending colon, sigmoid colon, rectum and anus. Abdominal rubbing should be clockwise and then counterclockwise may promote intestinal peristalsis, help digestion, promote gastrointestinal emptying, if constipation or indigestion, you can carry out the clockwise direction of the massage, which helps defecation, exhaustion, and promote intestinal movement. Rubbing the abdomen can play a role in promoting peristalsis of the gastrointestinal tract, accelerating the peristalsis and digestion and absorption of the substances eaten in the intestinal tract, the direction is actually not strictly limited. Rub the abdomen do not immediately after meals, can be half an hour after meals and then do, for just done, menstruation period of women should not rub the abdomen. Rub the abdomen when the discomfort, should immediately seek medical attention, under the guidance of the doctor for standardized treatment.