Treat Constipation With an Electronic Form of Acupuncture and Find Relief
Constipation ReliefOne of the most common gastrointestinal complaints that doctors treat is constipation. You know what constipation is... it is that painful experience in the bathroom where you would love to eliminate but simply cannot perform when you would like. Everyone's elimination schedule is different but treatment is often the same. While you can adjust your diet to include more fibre and fluids, over the counter medications are common too for constipation relief. However, if you find that you are reaching too often for a laxative, despite a healthy diet, consider adding electronic acupuncture to your constipation treatment.
Defining Constipation and its Causes
Constipation is typically characterised by hard, dry stools that are often difficult to pass. Elimination is infrequent causing a host of other symptoms such as bloating, fatigue, haemorrhoids and abdominal discomfort. Small children often experience constipation simply because of stubbornness against potty training. Pregnant women develop the problem due to the extra weight they are carrying and seniors over age 65 may experience hormonal or dietary changes that affect the bowels.
There is no standard norm for the number of bowel movements a person has per day or per week. What is normal for one person may be abnormal for another. Only you know whether your bowel elimination schedule is out of whack. Stress could temporarily cause constipation as could certain medications you are taking. Lack of exercise and dietary control are contributing factors as well. A variety of health conditions like stroke, depression, irritable bowel syndrome and neurological problems can exacerbate bowel issues.
Treatment Options
As long as constipation is an infrequent problem, over the counter meds like laxatives are OK to turn to for the short term. However, if you recognize a more frequent problem with elimination, you should look to your lifestyle first and make necessary changes. Drinking more water, adding additional fruits, vegetables and grains to your diet and eliminating some processed foods can help. Examining your medications and talking with your doctor about possible dosage or medication changes is another important step.
However, if you have an underlying medical problem, you hesitate to change your medications or you simply want a non-invasive complementary constipation treatment, electronic acupuncture can be effective. There are easy to use handheld devices available for purchase so you can self-treat in the home. Employing the principles of traditional acupuncture, these devices use electromagnetic wave impulses directed to specific acupoints on the hand and palm. When you experience a problem like constipation, one or more energy pathways in your body are blocked. Electronic acupuncture works to restore the flow of qi, your life-sustaining energy, to achieve a healthy balance. The good news is that your investment in an acupoint therapy device will pay off quickly because you can use it as a complementary treatment for dozens of other medical issues.
Interested in learning more about Aculife and electronic acupuncture? N Strickland is a former cancer patient who is thankfully now in remission. He has a keen interest in pain management, most particularly using alternative therapies. To get more information on hand acupoints and Electro-Acupuncture visit the Get Aculife Now blog. Get a free full colour Hand Map when you visit our website.