Acupuncture for Consitipation Relief NYC
Chinese Medicine & Digestion
A study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine has unequivocally established the safety and effectiveness of electroacupuncture as a treatment for chronic severe functional constipation. Conducted across 15 hospitals in China, the study involved patients with chronic severe functional constipation and no underlying pathological causes. Each participant received 28 sessions of acupuncture with electrical stimulation. The results were not just promising, but also highly effective, with each participant experiencing an increase in the number of consistent bowel movements, all without any adverse side effects.
The large intestine is the second-to-last part of the digestive tract in the human body. It absorbs water from indigestible food and transports useless waste material. However, according to Traditional Chinese Medicine, the large intestine is considered to be a functionally defined entity, not an organ.
TCM approaches things differently than Western medicine. In TCM, the large intestine is an energy system defined by its energetic role in the body. However, there are correlations between the extensive intestine energy system and the large intestine organ. In TCM, the large intestine system is in charge of the same functions as the large intestine organ (absorbing fluids, excreting waste, etc.).
The pathway of the large intestine is associated with the emotions of sadness, loss, grief, guilt, and stagnation. These can lead to pathologies that make going with everyday life's flow challenging. When these emotions become deeply ingrained, the body can manifest this as constipation, diarrhea, or lower abdominal cramping. Energetic/Qi imbalances in the large intestine can lead to physical weakness while provoking emotional introversion. This can lead to depression, irritability, apathy, and discouragement. It can also stimulate panic responses that then produce spontaneous defecation due to the body's reflex reactions.
Imbalances affecting the large intestine are frequent in modern society due to excessive stress and constant worry. Chronic stress and worry stimulate the body's parasympathetic nervous system, which controls the heart rate, increases intestinal and gland activity, and relaxes the sphincter muscles that control the gastrointestinal tract. The body cannot rest and digest when the parasympathetic nervous system is constantly stimulated, leading to some of the aforementioned symptoms, diseases, and ailments that trouble the large intestine.
TCM can assist a person in safely and naturally dealing with pathologies of the large intestine. TCM utilizes several modalities for treating ailments within the body. The most commonly known of these modalities is acupuncture. Acupuncture in NYC uses hair-thin, solid stainless steel needles to stimulate the body's healing ability. It stimulates or sedates sensory neurons that communicate with the central nervous system. This allows the body to use its defenses to regain harmony and balance. Another modality that is quite popular with TCM practitioners is Essential Oils and Aromatherapy to reset and relax the nervous system.
If you or anyone you know is suffering from gastrointestinal ailments, it can improve with Chinese medicine; acupuncture and Essential oils do not have to be a way of life. Help may be closer than you think. Contact Marc Gian in the Union Square/Flatiron area in NYC, Crown Heights, and Prospect Heights, Brooklyn.