What are the acupuncture points for cupping for constipation?

Constipation is a common disease in life, and it occurs to men, women, young and old. Nowadays, more and more people are suffering from constipation, and many people with serious symptoms often need to go to the hospital for treatment to relieve their symptoms. If we do not have bowel movements on time for a long time, it will have a great impact on our physical health. Therefore, people are in urgent need of simple and feasible methods to treat constipation. Cupping treatment for constipation is a very popular method. Today I will introduce to you the specific acupoints for cupping to treat constipation for everyone to learn.

1. Symptoms: Constipation due to deficiency is manifested by the feeling of urge to defecate, but the person feels too weak to struggle in the toilet, sweats and is short of breath when struggling, feels tired after defecation, the stool is not dry and hard, and the complexion is pale.

2. Governing Law

Acupoints: Large Intestine Shu, Small Intestine Shu, Tianshu, Shenshu, Zusanli, Qihai, and Sanyinjiao.

Large Intestine Shu: On the waist, 1.5 inches lateral to the spinous process of the fourth lumbar vertebra.

Small Intestine Shu: In the sacrum, 1.5 inches lateral to the median sacral crest, at the level of the first posterior sacral foramen.

Tianshu: On the abdomen, 2 inches away from the navel.

Shenshu: On the waist, 1.5 inches lateral to the spinous process of the second lumbar vertebra.

Zusanli: 3 inches below the knee, one finger width on the outer side of the tibia.

Qihai: Located on the anterior midline of the body, 1.5 inches below the navel.

Sanyinjiao: On the inner side of the calf, 3 inches above the tip of the inner ankle, behind the inner edge of the tibia.

3. Scraping order: first scrape the back from Shenshu to the large intestine and small intestine, then scrape the abdomen from Tianshu to Qihai, then scrape the lower limbs Sanyinjiao, and finally scrape the outer side of the lower limbs Zusanli.

The above are the acupoints I introduced to you for cupping to treat constipation. When treating, we must correctly grasp the location of the acupoints to achieve the best treatment effect. In addition, you should pay attention to the combination of crude and fine fibers in your daily diet, and eat more fruits, vegetables, mung beans and other foods rich in crude fiber. Drink more water to help urination and defecation and promote intestinal smoothness. At the same time, you should massage the digestive tract such as the intestines or do reverse massage above and below the navel.