Acupuncture for Digestive System – Oakville Ontario

Diarrhea is a symptom that can be indicative of a variety of diseases such as: infection (dysentery), an inflammatory process (colitis), stress, or dietary indiscretion. Unknown causes of irregular bowel habits are generally classified as ’irritable bowel syndrome.‘ Chinese studies on bowel infections suggest that acupuncture affects the nature history of the disease. The Chinese report that acupuncture facilitates quicker recovery and complications are less frequent. Evidence also suggests that acupuncture improves the natural body defenses for this type of infection. A substantial body of evidence suggests that acupuncture stimulates the bodies‘ natural defenses against many infectious diseases, suggesting a broader scope of effectiveness. Acupuncture can be shown to alter the activity of the immune system, stimulate the production of immunoglobins (chemicals that help to kill invading bacteria) and facilitate other beneficial effects for the immune system, supporting the theory that acupuncture assists the body in curing disease naturally.

Diseases such as Crohn‘s disease, ulcerative colitis and colitis are collectively described as inflammatory bowel diseases. The cause of these diseases remains unknown. A patient who suffers from inflammatory bowel disease will complain of abdominal pain, blood loss, and diarrhea caused by raw and inflamed intestines. These diseases are often difficult to treat with current Western therapeutics, but are sometimes responsive to acupuncture. Current empiric data is currently unavailable to support these claims.

Irritable bowel syndrome and diarrhea caused by stress can be improved by acupuncture, but empirical data are still lacking and further research is required.