{"id":275,"date":"2020-11-14T18:28:59","date_gmt":"2020-11-14T18:28:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.acupuncture-vancouver.ca\/?p=275"},"modified":"2020-11-14T18:40:09","modified_gmt":"2020-11-14T18:40:09","slug":"acupuncture-for-digestive-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.acupuncture-vancouver.ca\/acupuncture-for-digestive-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Acupuncture for Digestive Health"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.8&#8243;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.8&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.8&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.7.0&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>Digestive issues such as nausea, constipation, diarrhea, acid reflux, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and vomiting can significantly diminish a person\u2019s quality of life.\u00a0 For some folks, even the most careful nutritional habits aren\u2019t enough to manage digestive issues.\u00a0 Can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.acupuncture-vancouver.ca\/#services\">acupuncture help<\/a>?\u00a0 There is strong evidence that acupuncture for digestive health is effective in treating nausea and vomiting and several pilot studies suggest acupuncture may also help with other chronic digestive concerns including bloating, IBS, constipation, diarrhea, peptic ulcer disease, and Crohn\u2019s disease.<\/p>\n<p>\u200b<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;3_5,2_5&#8243; 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_builder_version=&#8221;4.4.8&#8243;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.acupuncture-vancouver.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Acupuncture-for-Digestive-Health.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;Acupuncture for Digestive Health&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Acupuncture-for-Digestive-Health&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.7.0&#8243;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.8&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.8&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.7.0&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>According to theory in Traditional Chinese Medicine, the main organs of focus for digestive health are the spleen and the stomach.\u00a0 Gastrointestinal health depends on balance between the spleen and the stomach.\u00a0 Digestive problems often arise from other health issues \u2013 chronic fatigue or illness negatively effects spleen functioning.\u00a0 Poor diet, infections, environmental toxins are also associated with imbalances in the spleen and stomach.\u00a0 And of course, emotional disturbances can promote poor spleen and stomach health, which brings us to another benefit of acupuncture for digestive health.\u00a0 Namely, acupuncture takes a holistic approach.<\/p>\n<p>For <a href=\"https:\/\/www.acupuncture-vancouver.ca\/#about\">acupuncturists<\/a>, treatment must dive deeper than your immediate physical symptoms.\u00a0 Your acupuncturist is not only concerned about the physical impact or consequences of health, but the connection between mind and body.\u00a0 Even from a Western medical perspective, there are known links between stress and digestive health; 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