Clinical Study On Irritable Bowel Syndrome Of Diarrhea Type With Chang-Three-Needle Technique

ObjectiveTo observe the clinical effect of Chang-Three-Needle Technique(Tianshu, Guanyuan, Shangjuxu) on Irritable Bowel Syndrome(IBS) of Diarrhea type, and analyse the relationship between effect and influencing factor, such as age, course and differentiation type of chinese medicine.MethodsRandomized 59 IBS patients into Chang-Three-Needle group and control group. 29 patients of Chang-Three-Needle group received acupuncture with Baihui and Chang-Three-Needle. According to the differentiation standards of Chinese Medicine:reinforced Zusanli on Spleen-Stomach Asthenia patients; applied moxa on Shenshu, Mingmen on Yang-deficiency of Spleen-Kidney patients; reduced Taichong and reinforced Zusanli on Liver Qi suppressed Spleen patients; reduced Yinlingquan on Damp-heat patients, while the control group received oral drugs(Smecta lbag each time, Bid, PO, Pinaverium Bromide 50mg eachtime,Tid,PO.if diarrhea can not stop, add Loperamide 4mg,) depended on their symptoms. The sduty lasted for 3 courses, with 5 days as one course and 2 days break between each course. Grading each patients according symptoms.Results1. The total effecative and Defecate number showed no significant difference between two groups (P>0.05).2. In comparing description of defecate and abdominal feelings, both groups were improved. Chang-Three-Needle group was superior and showed a significant difference to control group.3. Effecatives differed from differentiation syndroms. Spleen-Stomach Asthenia patients achieved the best effecative, Liver Qi suppressed Spleen patients and Damp-heat patients follwed behind. While the effecative of Yang-deficiency of Spleen-Kidney patients were the lowest.4. No significant difference were shown between effecatives and age. Course and effecative were reciprocal to each other.5. The relationship between course of disease and curative effect show that curative effect will be better if course of disease shorterConcIusionChang-Three-Needle Technique can improve the total symptomsof IBS pat ients, is more excellent than oral drugs in improving description of de fecate and abdominal feelings, especial in Spleen-Stomach Asthenia pati ents. Course can interfered the effecative, but age cannot.