Two cases of irritable bowel syndrome in the elderly successfully treated with acupuncture

  • MATSUMOTO Jun
    Second Department of Internal Medicine, Gifu University School of Medicine
  • ISHIZAKI Naoto
    Department of Clinical Acupuncture and Moxibustion I, Meiji University of Oriental Medicine.
  • Ono Kimihiro
    Department of Internal Medicine, Meiji University of Oriental Medicine
  • YMAMURA Yoshiharu
    Department of Internal Medicine, Meiji University of Oriental Medicine
  • YANO Tadashi
    Department of Health Promoting Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Meiji University of Oriental Medicine

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  • 高齢者の過敏性腸症候群に鍼灸治療が有効であった2症例
  • コウレイシャ ノ カビンセイ チョウ ショウコウグン ニ シンキュウ チリョウ ガ ユウコウ デ アッタ 2 ショウレイ

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Abstract

[Background] Elderly people often have disturbances of bowel habits, including irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). IBS is one of the most common gastrointestinal disorders, affecting more than 15% of the general population. It is characterized by a wide variety of persistent symptoms (abdominal pain or discomfort, bloating, transit disorders) without any clear organic causes. Because medical treatments are sometimes ineffective, some patients with IBS seek alternative therapies to manage the condition. There is very little research examining IBS in the elderly. We report two elderly patients with IBS successfully treated with acupuncture.<br>[Cases and Methods] A 72-year-old woman and an 88-year-old man with IBS were treated with acupuncture according to theory of traditional Chinese medicine. Gastrointestinal Symptoms Rating Scale (GSRS), frequency of defecation, softness of the stool, intensity of abdominal pain or abdominal fullness were recorded over the periods.<br>During the treatment period, both patients showed a remarkable improvement in lower abdominal pain, bloating and quality of life evaluated with GSRS.<br>[Result and Discussion] In both cases, acupuncture treatment was effective for alleviating abdominal symptoms with IBS. The result of these cases indicated that acupuncture might be useful for the management of the condition with elderly IBS.

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