Q Besides medicine and acupuncture, is there management I can do at home?
A The key is keeping regular meal times, chewing slowly, light aerobic exercise (30 minutes of walking), and relieving stress through abdominal breathing and meditation. Securing sleep time and reducing caffeine, alcohol, and high-fat foods are also important.
Detailed Answer
In functional gastrointestinal disorder, lifestyle management is as important a treatment element as medication. Eating at set times daily and the habit of eating slowly for over 20 minutes per meal stabilize the gastrointestinal rhythm. Aerobic exercise like 30 minutes of walking 3–5 times a week activates bowel movement and reduces stress hormones, stabilizing the gut-brain axis. Abdominal breathing and mindfulness meditation have also been confirmed by research to be effective in lowering visceral hypersensitivity.
Korean Medicine Clinic Perspective
Ten minutes of abdominal breathing before bed stabilizes the autonomic nervous system and relaxes gastrointestinal tension. Practicing such lifestyle management together with herbal and acupuncture treatment creates synergy.
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