Q What should I prepare before my first visit?
A Organizing the location and intensity of your abdominal pain, your bowel patterns (frequency, stool consistency, presence of blood), prior endoscopy/CT results, and medications you are taking allows for faster and more accurate care.
Detailed Answer
It helps greatly to jot down how often and where you feel pain, how many days pass between bowel movements, and what your stool looks like. If you have ever been hospitalized for diverticulitis or treated with antibiotics, please let us know when. Bringing test reports such as endoscopy or CT results allows for more accurate herbal-medicine differentiation.
Korean Medicine Clinic Perspective
Bowel patterns and the characteristics of abdominal pain are key information for pattern identification (辨證) in Korean medicine—distinguishing qi stagnation, damp-heat, or deficiency patterns. The more thorough your preparation, the more precise the prescription at the first visit.
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