Acupuncture combined with moxibustion in the treatment of 48 patients with diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome

Objective To investigate the clinical efficacy on acupuncture combined with moxibustion in the treatment of diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome.Methods 48 patients were divided into treatment group with 25 patients and control group with 23 patients.Control group was given drugs therapy(gastrointestinal antispasmodic drugs,antidiarrheal drugs,anti-anxiety drugs,intestinal flora regulating drugs) and dietary treatment(don't eat spicy food and gas production).Treatment group was given acupuncture combined with moxibustion based on the therapy of control group.The clinical effects of two groups were compared.Results The total effective rate of treatment group was 88.0%,and the total effective rate of control group was 60.9%,the difference between two groups was significant(P 0.05).Conclusion Acupuncture combined with moxibustion can significantly improve the clinical effect of diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome.