What are the precautions after moxibustion?

Whether before or after moxibustion, there are many issues that need attention. Before doing moxibustion, you should keep calm and not be overly happy or sad. After the moxibustion, you should also keep a good mood. During the moxibustion treatment, you should control your sexual life appropriately and make sure your body is not overworked. You must persist in the moxibustion treatment to achieve the desired effect.

Do not wash your hands or take a bath with cold water within half an hour after moxibustion. After moxibustion, the pores all over the body open and are susceptible to cold. After moxibustion, you should drink more warm water than usual (never drink cold or ice water) to facilitate detoxification, and the water temperature can be slightly higher. You can’t drink cold water, even in summer. It helps the excretion organs to expel toxins from the body; you should not take a shower immediately after moxibustion. Same principle as above. Generally speaking, moxibustion should be performed after taking a bath. Or you can wait a few hours after moxibustion before taking a bath. It is normal to feel tired, weak and out of spirit after moxibustion. The body is resting at this time, so you can take a break and don't need to overwork.

The order of moxibustion: first yang then yin, first back and waist then chest and abdomen, first upper part then lower part, first head, face and trunk then limbs, first moxibustion the left side then the right side. The tonifying method of moxibustion is warm moxibustion, and massaging the acupoints after the fire is extinguished; the venting method is to blow with your mouth to help combustion, open the acupoints, and have a dissipating effect. For a strong man with deficiency syndrome, excess syndrome and stubborn diseases, and with thick skin and flesh, it is better to use large pillars and more piles; for a weak man with long-term illness, deficiency syndrome and chronic diseases, it is better to use small pillars and fewer piles. Direct moxibustion should not be applied to the facial features, heart and large blood vessels, heart meridian area, genitals, important meridians and tendons, and joints to avoid danger or scarring that may affect function.

Sometimes the body will produce many reactions during sex, such as sweating, feeling a little tired after moxibustion, or feeling dry mouth. You should tell your doctor about these feelings before, during or after moxibustion as soon as possible, so that the doctor can judge whether you can continue moxibustion based on these symptoms.