Acupuncture for Abdominal Distension

Abdominal Distention is a stomach disorder that caused by enlargement of abdomen. People who suffer this disorder usually also experience skin color change. According to traditional chinese treatment, this disorder caused by qi stagnation. 1 If you have abdominal distention, it is likely that you will experience symptom like belching, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, vomiting, etc. Common people will say that they feel sense of fullness when they have abdominal distention 2 Abdominal distention can caused by many things, but more likely it is caused by overeating 3 Other things that can cause this disorder are irritable bowel syndrome, diabetes, functional dyspepsia, etc. Treatment for this disorder may vary depending on the symptom. Some sorts of treatment listed below 4 : A. Disperse the stagnated liver-qi and also expel dampness. B. Clear away heat and dampness C. Dispel water by promoting diuresis. D. Retention of cold-dampness in the spleen by warm the kidneys. This action will benefit the spleen. E. Other action to remove the Qi stagnation and blood stasis would be decoction. This action is undergo at some place under the Diaphragm F. Rid away the deficiency of liver-yin and kidney-yin by tonify yin, cool the blood, eliminate blood stasis, and promote diuresis CV12 LI10 SP12 SP13 SP14 SP16 SP2 SP3 SP5 SP6 1 Abdominal Distention - acupuncture.com – 1995 http://www.acupuncture.com/Conditions/abddist.htm 2 Abdomen - swollen, medlineplus.gov, Jul 30, 2016 https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003122.htm 3 Abdominal distension, wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdominal_distension# 4 Abdominal Distention, acupuncture.com http://www.acupuncture.com/Conditions/abddist.htm