Q Diverticula have been found. How does Korean medicine treatment proceed?
A Step 1 is resolving chronic constipation, Step 2 is recovering colon motility, and Step 3 is relapse prevention and maintenance management. Acupuncture treatment, herbal medicine, and lifestyle correction are customized according to the degree of symptoms.
Detailed Answer
Initially, treatment is focused on resolving constipation and abdominal bloating. With the prescription of moistening the intestine and promoting defecation (潤腸通便), hard stools are softened and bowel rhythm normalized. When symptoms stabilize, the process moves to Stage 2 for colon motility recovery and qi stagnation (氣滯) resolution to improve the environment for relapse. In the final maintenance stage, dietary management and intermittent acupuncture treatment maintain the condition.
Korean Medicine Clinic Perspective
Diverticulosis is a chronic condition requiring lifelong management. Rather than trying to change everything at once from the beginning, setting realistic goals stage by stage and achieving them is the method of proceeding.
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