Clinical observation on acupuncture combined with microorganism pharmaceutical preparations

Zhongguo Zhen Jiu. 2006 Jun;26(6):403-5.

Clinical observation on acupuncture combined with microorganism pharmaceutical preparations for treatment of irritable bowel syndrome of constipation type.

[Article in Chinese]

Long ZR, Yu CH, Yang Y, Wang HN, Chi XX.

Internal Department, The Second People' s Hospital of Shenzhen, Guangdong 518035, China.

OBJECTIVE: To explore the best program for treatment of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) of constipation type. METHODS: Ninety-five cases of IBS were randomly divided into 3 groups. Group A (n = 30) were treated by acupuncture combined with microorganism pharmaceutical preparations, group B (n = 35) by oral administration of medicine for loosening the bowel to relieve constipation plus microorganism pharmaceutical preparations, and group C (n = 30) by simple acupuncture. RESULTS: The total effective rates were 90.0%, 77.2% and 66.7%, in the group A, B and C, respectively, with a very significant differences as the group A compared with those in the groups B, C (P < 0.01), and with no significant difference as the group B compared with that of the group C (P > 0. 05). The intestinal available bacteria, bilidobacteria and lactobacillus, increased and enteric bacilli decreased in varying degrees in the 3 groups. CONCLUSION: Acupuncture combined with microorganism pharmaceutical preparations has a better therapeutic effect on irritable bowel syndrome of constipation type.

PMID: 16813181 [PubMed - in process]