Clinical Progress of Acupuncture in Treating Post-stroke Constipation

Abstract

Constipation is one of the complications after stroke, which not only seriously affects the life quality of patients but may even induce secondary stroke if not appropriately handled. Regarding the treatment of post-stroke constipation, western medicine has an immediate effect. However, its effective time is short, the frequency of medication is high, and the long-term effect is not promising. Therefore, traditional Chinese medicine has gradually attracted attention in clinical practice due to its unique advantages. Mainly, acupuncture for treating symptoms of post-stroke constipation is widely used in the clinic because of its convenient operation and no noticeable adverse reactions. Therefore, after summarizing and studying relevant literature in recent years, it is found that acupuncture, warm acupuncture, and other therapies have apparent therapeutic effects on post-stroke constipation.