The complete guide to Hemorrhoids.
Traditional Chinese Medicine(TCM), which includes acupuncture and Chinese herbs, maintains a holistic perspective aimed towards resolving what is causing the hemorrhoids while also providing relief and improving a person’s quality of life.
(TCM) divides hemorrhoids into 3 stages:
TCM treats a variety of physical and emotional ailments that can lead to hemorrhoids. It uses different treatment methods to promote and increase the healing response of the body. This in turn helps heal the hemorrhoids.
It takes a multifaceted approach to alleviate this ailment naturally without the use of Western medication(s).
Acupuncture provides significant and long-lasting relief to people suffering from this condition. When a licensed acupuncturist treats people with hemorrhoids, he or she collects important and relevant information about the patient’s health history and presenting symptoms. The practitioner will use this data and combine it with other information such as tongue and pulse diagnosis. Once this is accomplished, the practitioner will prescribe a TCM diagnosis and treatment plan that can include acupuncture, Chinese herbs, nutritional guidance and other modalities that benefit and expedite the healing process.
From a Traditional Chinese Medical perspective, there are five major patterns that can cause hemorrhoids. These dis-harmonies range from damp heat, Spleen Qi deficiency, Spleen Qi sinking or not holding the blood in the vessels, blood stasis, intestinal dryness and intestinal wind. A licensed acupuncturist will employ differential diagnosis to ascertain which disharmony is present and then work towards resolving it.