Patient's question:
It's possible that you've been eating out for dinner a lot recently and have consumed many unclean foods. Lately, you've been feeling your stomach is particularly bloated, vomiting dryly, and sometimes even feeling hot at night. The doctor at the hospital said it's acute gastroenteritis. You've been getting IV drips every day, but you feel it's not very effective.Hello, can you do moxibustion for acute gastroenteritis?
Doctor's answer:
For gastrointestinal and other absorption-related diseases, moxibustion can be used for treatment, but it is still recommended to implement acupuncture combined treatment. For acute gastroenteritis, moxibustion can still be quite effective. It mainly has the effect of warming and tonifying spleen yang. Since poor gastrointestinal health often leads to diarrhea, it is usually due to a deficiency of spleen yang. Therefore, moxibustion on the spleen and stomach points can be very effective. It is also beneficial to moxibustion on the ST36 (Zusanli) for health maintenance.