Treating Irritable Bowel Syndrome With Chinese Herbal Medicine
I am happy to state that Irritable Bowel Syndrome traditionally responds very well to Chinese Herbal Medicine
A combination of acupuncture treatments, herbs and herbal formulas, dietary, stress reduction and lifestyle changes could all be recommended based on your personal history and evaluation.
IBS or Irritable Bowel Syndrome is not an Oriental medicine diagnosis. We use the western terminology only in the sense that someone tends to walk into the office requesting help for this problem. Their MD has already diagnosed most of the people we see with IBS.
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) considers the relationship of each symptom to the whole body. We direct our attention to your complete physiological and psychological presentation, which includes all signs and symptoms of the body, mind and spirit.
Signs are objective. These are what the physician can see, hear, smell, taste or feel, and can be verified by another physician.
Symptoms are subjective. These are what you relate about what you can see, hear, smell, taste or feel. All the information is collected and woven together until it forms a “pattern of disharmony”.
Your particular pattern of disharmony will form the framework of your treatment plan. The plan of care is developed based on the ancient principles of TCM, one of the oldest holistic medical systems in the world.
My goal of care is always to bring your body back into balance or homeostasis, thereby, awakening your inherent ability to heal yourself.
If you want to avoid taking drugs and relying on artificial means to control your irritable bowel symptoms, you may want to consider herbal therapy. With Herb Consults, I take the time to determine what herbs and herbal medicines would benefit you the most, along with dietary and lifestyle changes.
You should expect to receive more than one herbal formula to balance the gastro-intestinal system helping to reduce and eventually bringing your IBS problem under control. And remember, that the herbs work gradually over time to assist your body in healing itself.
I can start you on the way and help you to bring your IBS problem under control and learn to manage it; but it’s up to all of us to incorporate healthy diets, activities and habits in our daily life to become and stay well.
About the author: Christine Hasinger, DOM, Acupuncturist and Herbalist, has a private practice in Palm Harbor, Florida at the Blue Orchid Healing Center. She offers personal and individualized herbal consultations via phone and email through Herb Consults.
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Hi, I'm Christine Hasinger, DOM. I’m an Oriental Medicine Practitioner of which a large part is utilizing natural herbal medicine. You see, we're Master Herbalists as well as Acupuncturists. A large part of our extensive training focuses on the preparation, making, use and prescribing of herbs and herbal formulas for a wide variety of health disorders and problems.