Wen Junmao, Zhuang Zhenjie, Zhao Minhong, Xie Dongming, Xie Bo, Zhuang Lixing, Liang Zheng, Wu Wei, Xu Hongwei
Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine The Affiliated Hospital Of South China University Of Technology The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Medicine (Baltimore). 2018 Jun;97(24):e11134. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000011134.
Moxibustion, an important therapeutic measure of TCM, can stimulate acupoints to unblock the meridians and collaterals, regulate the function of qi and blood, support health, and expel pathogens. So it could be an effective and safe for the treatment of constipation and improvement of the quality of life in poststroke patients with constipation.
He has a history of constipation, with the defecation of hard, bound stool every 2 to 3 days with the help of glycerin enema.
Constipation for >6 months; Cerebral infarction for 9 months; Type 2 diabetes for 3 years. Hypertension for approximately 1 month.
From the fifth day after admission, 5 rounds of moxibustion with moxa cones were administered at the bilateral ST25 and CV6 acupoints.
The patient successfully defecated within 1hour. Subsequently, the patient could maintain daily unobstructed defecation with a normal total stool weight and moderate hardness.
Moxibustion is effective and safe for the treatment of constipation and improvement of the quality of life in post-stroke patients with constipation.
艾灸是中医的一项重要治疗手段，可刺激穴位以疏通经络、调节气血功能、养生保健及祛邪。因此，艾灸对于治疗中风后便秘患者的便秘及改善生活质量可能是一种有效且安全的方法。
他有便秘病史，每2至3天需借助甘油灌肠剂才能排出硬便。
便秘超过6个月；脑梗死9个月；2型糖尿病3年；高血压约1个月。
入院后第5天起，在双侧天枢穴（ST25）和关元穴（CV6）进行5轮艾炷灸。
患者在1小时内成功排便。随后，患者能够保持每日排便通畅，粪便总重量正常且硬度适中。
艾灸对于治疗中风后便秘患者的便秘及改善生活质量是有效且安全的。
