If children aged 6 to 12 years old suffer from constipation due to spleen and stomach weakness, they need to be regulated by medication and acupuncture.
1. Drugs: Clinically, children’s constipation belongs to the spleen and stomach deficiency mainly refers to the deficiency of spleen and stomach qi, the symptoms include having the urge to have bowel movement from time to time, the stool is not dry but still difficult to struggle down, shortness of breath during defecation with sweating, and fatigue after defecation (mental fatigue, physical fatigue), etc. This situation needs to be treated with drugs that benefit qi and moisten the bowels. This condition needs to be treated with medicines that benefit qi and moisten the bowels and laxatives, such as Astragalus Soup. The medicines include Astragalus, Radix Paeoniae Alba, Dandelion, Platycodonopsis, etc.
2. Acupuncture and moxibustion: Common clinical points that can be used for this disease include the foot Sanli and the middle epigastric region. Foot Sanli is a gastric meridian point on the lower leg, which can strengthen the spleen and increase qi. The middle epigastric region is located in the abdomen, which has the effect of eliminating food stagnation (promoting food digestion) and strengthening the spleen.
If medication and moxibustion are used, a doctor can be consulted, while acupuncture should be performed by a doctor.