Acupuncture Treatment for Stomach spasms

Stomach spasms

Acute sudden onset of stomach spasms causing stomach ache.

Western medicine – acute gastritis, ulcer, cancer, neurosis.

Warmth and pressure help condition, rectus abdominus can be seen spasming, pale face, cold sweat, cold limbs, nausea, vomiting, belching, acid reflux, P-wiry. May be caused by acute sudden over-eating, eating too fast, eat too much after fasting, consumption of too much cold foods.

P/T – regulate Qi to harmonize Stomach Qi and relieve pain

Acupuncture Rx – foot yangming, ST 21 (local), 34 (xi-cleft, pain), 36, Ren 12 (mu)

- nausea/vomiting – PC 6

- belching, reflux – Ren 10, 11

- rectus spasms – GB 34, Du 8, 9

- deficiency cold – back-shu points

*purge and sedate, when pain subsides use moxa.



Alternative treatment methods

auricular – Stomach, Shenmen, sympathetic, *strong stimulation

electro – ST 34, 36, GB 34, *strong rapid continuous frequency