Observation of curative effect of acupuncture combined with Anchang powder acupoint application in the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea

Objective To study the effects of acupuncture combined with Anchang powder acupoint application in the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea. Methods A total of 100 patients with irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea in our hospital from July 2014 to July 2016 were enrolled.The subjects were randomly divided into the control group (n=50) and the treatment group (n=50). The control group were treated with trimebutine, while the treatment group were treated with acupuncture combined with Anchang powder acupoint application. The two groups were treated for 4 weeks. The clinical effects of the two groups after treatment were compared. The clinical symptom scale was used to evaluate the clinical symptoms, and the quality of life was evaluated by the quality of life scale (QOL) The recurrence rate after half a year heal of the two groups were compared. Results The total efficacy rate of the treatment group was 92.0% (46/50), significantly higher than 68.0% (34/50) of the control group (χ2=9.000, P=0.003). After treatment, the clinical symptom integral (1.89 ± 0.95 vs. 4.02 ± 1.13, t=10.202) of the treatment group were significantly lower than the control group (P<0.05). After treatment, the quality of life rating scores (34.15 ± 6.75 vs. 28.47 ± 5.01, t=4.803) of the treatment group were significantly higher than the control group (P<0.01). Half a year after treatment, the recurrence rate of the treatment group was 24.1% (7/29), significantly lower than 64.7% (11/17) of the control group (χ2=7.405, P=0.007). There was no significant difference of the two groups during the treatment. Conclusions Acupuncture combined with Anchang powder acupoint application showed a good efficacy for the patients with irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea. And the treatment showed the low incidence of adverse reactions and low recurrence rate, can mprove the clinical symptom and quality of life. Key words: Irritable bowel syndrome; Acupuncture therapy; Acupoint sticking therapy; Clinical study