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Pseudo Intestinal Obstruction Treated by Acupuncture − A Case Report


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1 Cloud Nine Hijama Acupuncture Center, Palavakkam − 600041, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
2 Department of Anatomy, Community Coordinator of Medicine Program, Ibn Sina National College for Medical Studies (ISNC), Jeddah - 22421, K.S.A., Saudi Arabia
3 Department of Microbiology and Pathology, Ibn Sina National College for Medical Studies, Jeddah - 22421, K.S.A., Saudi Arabia
 

Intestinal obstruction is a mechanical or functional obstruction of the intestines which prevents the normal movement of the products of digestion1. Either the small bowel or large bowel may be affected2. Traditional Chinese Medicine like Acupuncture has been improving human health for a long time. We report a case of Pseudo Intestinal Obstruction of a 38 years old female who received acupuncture treatment as an alternative to Laproscopic Surgery. She was relieved of the symptoms of abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting and high blood pressure. The acupoints used are mentioned and should be considered in a case of imbalance in sympathetic and parasympathetic system. Application of acupoints helps to stimulate the vagus nerve (parasympathetic) and relieves the overstimulation of sympathetic system.


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Acupoints, Acupuncture, Gastro-intestinal Disorder, Pseudo Intestinal Obstruction, Sympathetic Overstimulation.
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Authors

Sharbunisha Wahaab
Cloud Nine Hijama Acupuncture Center, Palavakkam − 600041, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Helen Suban Mohammed Gouse
Department of Anatomy, Community Coordinator of Medicine Program, Ibn Sina National College for Medical Studies (ISNC), Jeddah - 22421, K.S.A., Saudi Arabia
Suban Mohammed Gouse Saleem
Department of Microbiology and Pathology, Ibn Sina National College for Medical Studies, Jeddah - 22421, K.S.A., Saudi Arabia

Abstract


Intestinal obstruction is a mechanical or functional obstruction of the intestines which prevents the normal movement of the products of digestion1. Either the small bowel or large bowel may be affected2. Traditional Chinese Medicine like Acupuncture has been improving human health for a long time. We report a case of Pseudo Intestinal Obstruction of a 38 years old female who received acupuncture treatment as an alternative to Laproscopic Surgery. She was relieved of the symptoms of abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting and high blood pressure. The acupoints used are mentioned and should be considered in a case of imbalance in sympathetic and parasympathetic system. Application of acupoints helps to stimulate the vagus nerve (parasympathetic) and relieves the overstimulation of sympathetic system.


Keywords


Acupoints, Acupuncture, Gastro-intestinal Disorder, Pseudo Intestinal Obstruction, Sympathetic Overstimulation.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18311/ajprhc%2F2020%2F24901