In the US, I have found that most people are either constipated or have diarrhea or alternate between the two. As you can image, this is a topic of concern that most people avoid like the plague. Having said this though, people do take joy in having a proper valve movement daily. Undoubtedly, it is one of the simple pleasures in life.

At Metis Clinics, we can help you with your constipation. We can help you avoid that awkward feeling in the morning. In fact, some patients report that they run to the bathroom and have a valve movement right after an acupuncture treatment.

Clinically, I got trained in treating constipation in India. A lot of the Indian farmers, for one reason or another, whether it is that they did not drink enough water or they did not have enough fiber in their diets, were constipated. Mainly though, I believe their constipation was due to heat in their constitution. Indian farmers, in the south, live in hot climates and ate hot, spicy food, causing them to be constipated.

Generally, there are five reasons why people feel constipated. By asking you a series of questions, we can determine which reasons are causing your constipation. The more truthful answers you provide, the better equip we are to help you. So, please don’t be shy!

We will ask you such questions as . . . Is elimination difficult? Do you try to eliminate several times a day and cannot? Do you have abdominal distension and pain? Are the stools hard and dry?

By asking these questions and more, we can determine how your body composition is creating your constipation. Once we determine your body type, we can advise you of the therapy/therapies, whether it is acupuncture, herbs, or nutrition that will work best for you.

We can choose from a multitude of acupuncture points, herbal prescriptions, and foods to help you with your constipation. Among these, we can choose from the herbal formulas, Ma Zi Ren Wan, Liu Mo Yin, Huang-Qi Tang, Run Chang Wan, and/or Ji Chuan Jian. Also, we can discuss which foods you should eat. Depending on your constitution, I may advise you of apples, figs, yogurt, bananas, mulberries, pears, pine nuts, sesame seeds, grapefruit, yams, honey, red beans, walnuts, apricot kernel, peaches, milk, spinach, etc.

So, please avoid the awkward feeling in the morning and come see us at Metis Clinics!

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