Q Can Korean medicine treatment improve childhood constipation?
A Prescriptions that strengthen digestion and lubricate the intestines are effective in normalizing bowel rhythm. They can also reduce reliance on laxatives.
Detailed Answer
Unlike laxatives that stimulate the intestines, Korean medicine treatment strengthens digestive function itself to restore natural intestinal peristalsis. After treatment, many children pass stools on their own without laxatives.
Korean Medicine Clinic Perspective
Dongjedang's approach to childhood constipation proceeds along three axes: digestion-strengthening herbal medicine, body fluid replenishment, and activation of intestinal peristalsis. We focus on restoring bowel function itself rather than on short-term effects.
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