Research Progress of Acupuncture and Moxibustion in Treating Constipation After Stroke

Constipation is one of the common gastrointestinal complications of stroke, which not only affects the quality of life of patients, but also easily induces and aggravates the primary disease and delays the recovery of the disease. At present, most of the treatments for constipation after stroke are oral medicine and enema, but the curative effect is poor and unstable. Acupuncture has the advantages of simple operation, remarkable effect, high patient acceptance and a little toxic effect. It is one of the non-drug treatment ways to prevent and treat constipation after stroke, as well as widely used in the treatment of constipation after stroke. Therefore, the clinical research on acupuncture treatment of constipation after stroke in recent years is summarized to provide reference for the subsequent clinical treatment of constipation after stroke.