Moxibustion on Shenque(CV 8) Improves Effect of Acupuncture for Diarrhea-predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Objective: To observe the clinical effect of acupuncture and moxibustion on diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome(IBS-D). Methods: A total of 60 IBS-D patients were randomly allocated into a treatment group and a control group, 30 in each group. Patients in the treatment group were treated with acupuncture combined with ginger and salt-partitioned moxibustion on Shenque(CV 8), whereas patients in the control group only received acupuncture treatment. Six days made up a course of treatment, and the clinical effects were statistically analyzed after 4 courses. Results: The overall response rate in the treatment group was 96.7%, versus 76.7% in the control group, showing a statistical significance(P<0.05). In the intra-group comparison of the symptom scores after treatment, there were statistical differences in both groups(both P<0.01), and in the inter-group comparison, the difference was statistically significant(P<0.05). Conclusion: Acupuncture combined with ginger and salt-partitioned moxibustion on Shenque(CV 8) can obtain better effect for ISB-D than acupuncture alone.