Discussion on Acupuncture Treatment of Irritable Bowel Syndrome from"Shen"
Irritable bowel syndrome(IBS)is a functional gastrointestinal disease characterized by abdominal pain,diarrhea,and changes in stool characteristics and frequency.Its pathological basis is abnormal brain-intestine interaction.In Chinese med-icine,it belongs to the category of"shen".Emotional disorder is an important cause of irritable bowel syndrome,abnormal brain-intestine interaction is the main pathogenesis of irritable bowel syndrome,and"shen"is the key factor in the occurrence,de-velopment and prognosis of irritable bowel syndrome.This article combines traditional medicine with modern medicine,and dis-cusses the etiology and pathogenesis of irritable bowel syndrome from the perspective of"shen",as well as the mechanism,treat-ment principles and methods of acupuncture treatment of irritable bowel syndrome.