Can cupping cure constipation

Constipation is one of the most painful medical problems that causes patients to suffer mental and physical torture, leading to serious physical discomfort. Therefore, treating constipation is a very urgent matter for most patients. However, the causes of constipation are complex, making it difficult for various methods to be effective. The use of traditional Chinese medicine therapy techniques is a common choice. For example, can cupping cure constipation?

Excessive heat constipation

Symptoms include dry and hard stools, short and dark urine, red face and hot body, or abdominal distension, abdominal pain, dry mouth and bad breath.

[Acupoints] Zhigou, Tianshu, Zusanli, Dachangshu, and Baliao.

[Treatment method] (1) Cupping method: The patient lies in the supine position, and a cupping jar of appropriate size is selected. Suction is applied to Zhigou, Tianshu, and Zusanli, with the cupping jar remaining for 10 to 15 minutes at each acupoint. The patient then lies in the prone position, and suction is applied to Dachangshu and Baliao, with the cupping jar remaining for 10 to 15 minutes at each acupoint. Perform the operation once a day, 10 times as a course of treatment.

(2) Cupping method: The patient lies in supine position, and a proper amount of lubricant is first applied around the patient's navel. Then choose a cupping jar of appropriate size and apply suction around the patient's navel. Then do the cupping in a clockwise direction for several weeks. The technique should be gentle when cupping. Then, place the cupping jar on the Tianshu point and leave it there for 10 minutes. Perform the operation once a day, 10 times as a course of treatment.

Deficiency-cold constipation

Symptoms include hard and sticky stools, difficulty in defecation, clear and long urine, pale complexion, preference for heat and fear of cold, cold limbs, and cold pain in the abdomen.

【Acupoints】Baliao, Pishu, Shenshu.

【Treatment method】Cupping method. The patient lies prone and first performs rotating cupping on the Bladder Meridian point until the skin becomes flushed. Then move the cupping jar between the spleen point and the kidney point, pushing and pulling up and down until the skin becomes flushed. Lie on your back and rotate the cupping jar clockwise around the navel with light techniques for a slightly longer time, then leave the cupping jar on the Zusanli acupoint. The operation is performed every other day, and 10 times constitute a course of treatment.

Qi deficiency constipation

The symptoms include the patient having the urge to defecate, but every time he tries to go to the toilet, he feels too weak to do so, and he sweats and becomes short of breath. The stool is not dry or hard, and he feels tired after defecation, his face is pale, and he feels weak and feeble.

【Acupoints】Spleen point, stomach point, large intestine point.

[Treatment method] Cupping is performed on the above-mentioned acupoints, with the cupping remaining on each acupoint for 10 to 15 minutes. The operation is performed every other day, and 10 times constitutes a course of treatment.