The Efficacy of the Zi Wu Liu Zhu Method Combined with Constant Temperature Moxibustion in Treating Diarrhea-type Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Xujie Xu; Shihan Lv; Mingxing Liu; Yeqi Shou; Li Qian; Huifen Yu; Wenli Wang

doi:10.54097/rmt0s050

Authors

Xujie Xu
Shihan Lv
Mingxing Liu
Yeqi Shou
Li Qian
Huifen Yu
Wenli Wang

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54097/rmt0s050

Keywords:

Diarrhea-type Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS-D), Zi Wu Liu Zhu Point-Opening Method, Constant Temperature Moxibustion

Abstract

To investigate the clinical efficacy of the Zi Wu Liu Zhu point-opening method combined with constant temperature moxibustion for patients with diarrhea-type irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-D).Methods: Sixty patients who met the Rome IV diagnostic criteria for IBS-D were randomly divided into two groups in a single-blind manner: a treatment group of 30 cases treated with Zi Wu Liu Zhu point-opening plus constant temperature moxibustion; and a drug group of 30 cases treated with Bacillus licheniformis plus Pinaverium Bromide , with both treatments lasting for 4 weeks. The severity of abdominal pain, stool characteristics, bowel movement frequency, and other clinical symptoms were observed and scored before and after treatment in both groups, followed by an efficacy analysis. Results: After treatment, the clinical symptom scores for both the Zi Wu Liu Zhu point-opening combined with constant temperature moxibustion group and the drug group were significantly lower than before treatment (P=0.000). The total effective rate in the treatment group was 87.67%, and the drug group was 76.67%, with no significant difference in therapeutic effect between the two groups. Conclusion: The treatment group can effectively improve the clinical symptoms of IBS-D patients, and its therapeutic effect is comparable to that of drug preparations.

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