Ai Jiu Du Zi Yan has good effects in assisting the treatment of gynecological diseases and enhancing the body's immune system. However, many people experience symptoms of intestinal rumbling and diarrhea when using Ai Jiu Du Zi Yan. What is going on?
What causes intestinal rumbling and diarrhea when using Ai Jiu Du Zi Yan?
1. The reaction of Ai Jiu Du Zi Yan
Intestinal rumbling and diarrhea after using Ai Jiu Du Zi Yan is a reaction after using Ai Jiu.
When using Ai Jiu Du Zi Yan for the first time, some people may experience symptoms of intestinal rumbling and diarrhea. This actually indicates that the technique of Ai Jiu is appropriate, because Ai Jiu can stimulate the body's positive energy, unblock the blocked meridians in the body, expel pathogenic factors, and during this process, there will be many reactions of eliminating diseases, such as intestinal rumbling, flatulence, and mild diarrhea, which are all normal.
2. Ai Jiu promotes intestinal peristalsis
Du Zi Yan is an acupuncture point in the meridians of the human body. Using Ai Jiu on Du Zi Yan has the effect of warming and dispersing cold, and relieving pain. Ai Jiu Du Zi Yan can also promote gastrointestinal peristalsis. When the peristalsis of the intestines accelerates, symptoms of intestinal rumbling and diarrhea may occur. There is no need to worry about this. Rest for 2-3 days, and then you can continue to use Ai Jiu.
Can Ai Jiu Du Zi Yan be used for diarrhea?
Ai Jiu Du Zi Yan can be used for diarrhea, but it should not be used alone. It needs to be combined with other acupuncture points for individualized treatment in order to achieve better results in stopping diarrhea.
Method of using Ai Jiu Du Zi Yan for diarrhea
[1. Cold and Damp Diarrhea]
Symptoms:
The patient may have watery stools, abdominal distension, intestinal rumbling, chest tightness, poor appetite, reduced urine output, fatigue, or accompanied by chills, fever, headache, limb soreness, and other symptoms. The tongue coating is white and greasy. The treatment principle is to warm the middle, disperse cold, and relieve diarrhea.
Acupuncture Points:
Primary Points: Tian Shu, Zu San Li, Yin Ling Quan
Additional Points: Da Chang Yu, Shen Jue, Zhong Wan
Acupuncture Method:
1. Mild moxibustion: Moxa the acupoints with an ai stick 2-3 cm away from the skin to produce a strong stimulation. Moxibustion each point for 5 minutes. If small blisters appear on the skin, let them absorb naturally. The stimulus should be tolerable.
2. Ginger-separated moxibustion: Use ginger slices about 2-3 mm thick, make several holes in the middle, and place an ai stick made of moxa wool the size of a peanut on top. Moxibustion each point for 5-7 times, once a day or every other day, with 7-10 days as one course of treatment.
3. Moxibustion without scarring: Apply garlic juice to the moxibustion points and place a medium-sized ai stick on top. When the skin feels burning pain, change to a new ai stick. Moxibustion each point for 3-5 times, with the skin under the acupoint showing congestion and redness as the criterion.
[2. Spleen Deficiency Diarrhea]
Symptoms:
The patient may have loose or watery stools, prolonged and recurrent, poor digestion of food, increased frequency of bowel movements after eating greasy food, accompanied by poor appetite, discomfort in the epigastric region after eating, pale complexion, fatigue, and a pale tongue coating. The treatment should focus on strengthening the spleen, replenishing qi, and stopping diarrhea.
Acupuncture Points:
Primary Points: Guan Yuan Yu, Tian Shu, Zhong Wan, Zu San Li
Additional Points: Pi Yu, Da Chang Yu
Acupuncture Method:
1. Moxibustion with ai stick: Ignite the ai stick and suspend it above the acupoints, with the ai fire 3 cm away from the skin. Moxibustion each point for 10-15 minutes, once or twice a day, with 5-7 days as one course of treatment.
2. Ginger-separated moxibustion: Use ginger slices about 2-3 mm thick, make several holes in the middle, and place an ai stick made of moxa wool the size of a peanut on top. Moxibustion each point for 3-7 times, once a day or every other day, with 5-7 days as one course of treatment, with a 3-day interval between courses.
3. Pepper cake-separated moxibustion: Take a pepper cake with medicine inside, about 0.3 cm thick, and place it on the acupoints. Choose 2-4 acupoints each time and apply moxibustion with an ai stick. Moxibustion each point for 3-5 times, with a warm and comfortable feeling as the criterion, with 5-7 times as one course of treatment.
[3. Kidney Deficiency Diarrhea]
Symptoms:
This condition is more common in elderly people. The patient may have diarrhea with loose or undigested stools, abdominal pain before dawn, immediate bowel movements when experiencing intestinal rumbling, relief after bowel movements, cold limbs, lumbosacral soreness, and a pale tongue coating. The treatment should focus on warming and tonifying the spleen and kidneys, consolidating and astringing, and stopping diarrhea.
Acupuncture Points:
Primary Points: Tian Shu, Ming Men, Guan Yuan, Bai Hui
Additional Points: Zhong Wan, Zu San Li
Acupuncture Method:
1. Moxibustion with ai stick: Ignite the ai stick and suspend it above the acupoints, with the ai fire 3 cm away from the skin. Moxibustion each point for 10-15 minutes, once or twice a day, with 5-7 days as one course of treatment.
2. Ginger-separated moxibustion: Use ginger slices about 2-3 mm thick, make several holes in the middle, and place an ai stick made of moxa wool the size of a peanut on top. Moxibustion each point for 3-7 times, once a day or every other day, with 5-7 days as one course of treatment.
3. Fu Zi cake-separated moxibustion: Choose 2-4 acupoints each time, and apply moxibustion with an ai stick on the Fu Zi cake with medicine inside. Moxibustion each point for 3-5 times, every other day, with local redness and warmth as the criterion, with 5-7 times as one course of treatment.
4. Huo Long moxibustion: Perform Huo Long moxibustion along the Ren Mai meridian on the abdomen.
[Precautions]
1. Acupuncture treatment is more effective for acute and chronic diarrhea, but for severe dehydration or diarrhea caused by malignant diseases, comprehensive treatment should be adopted.
2. When performing Huo Long moxibustion, be careful to prevent the patient from getting burned.
The efficacy and effects of Ai Jiu Du Zi Yan
1. Ai Jiu Du Zi Yan can enhance the functions of the spleen and stomach, promote the ascending of yang and the descending of turbid yin, and play a role in invigorating the spleen and stomach. It is mainly used to treat stomach pain, indigestion, vomiting, and diarrhea.
2. Ai Jiu Du Zi Yan can stimulate the function of the San Jiao meridian, dredge the meridians, promote metabolism, reduce fat, and help alleviate urinary difficulties, edema, and obesity.
3. Ai Jiu Du Zi Yan can regulate the Chong and Ren meridians, consolidate the meridians, and is suitable for regulating irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea, excessive menstruation, leukorrhea, infertility, chloasma, and dull complexion.
4. Ai Jiu Du Zi Yan can regulate qi and activate blood circulation, activate meridians, and is suitable for treating intestinal paralysis, numbness of hands and feet, and various types of pain.
5. Ai Jiu Du Zi Yan can regulate the balance of visceral nutrition, promote smooth flow of qi and blood, help calm the mind, and is commonly used in the treatment of night sweats, spontaneous sweating, excessive leukorrhea, nocturnal emission, slippery essence, palpitations, and insomnia.
Side effects of Ai Jiu Du Zi Yan
The side effects of Ai Jiu Du Zi Yan mainly occur when the body's constitution is misjudged, resulting in discomfort. For example, Ai Jiu Du Zi Yan should be avoided in cases where the umbilicus is injured or inflamed, to prevent aggravating the inflammation.
However, due to different constitutions and symptoms, Ai Jiu Du Zi Yan may cause reactions such as fever, fatigue, dry mouth, and general discomfort. Generally, there is no need to worry, and continue with the moxibustion treatment, and the reactions will disappear.
