Stomach Spasms and Chinese Medicine

Stomach spasms are acute sudden onset of abdominal spasms causing a stomach ache.

Western medicine Diagnosis of Stomach Spasms

– acute gastritis, ulcer, cancer, neurosis. Warmth and pressure help condition, rectus abdominus can be seen spasming, pale face, cold sweat, cold limbs, nausea, vomiting, belching, acid reflux, P-wiry.

May be caused by acute sudden over-eating, eating too fast, eat too much after fasting, consumption of too much cold foods.

Principle of Treatment – regulate Qi to harmonize Stomach Qi and relieve pain

Acupuncture points - foot yangming, Stomach 21 (local), 34 (xi-cleft, pain), 36, Ren 12 (mu) - nausea/vomiting – Pericardium 6 - belching, reflux – Ren 10, 1 - rectus spasms – Gall bladder 34, Du 8, 9 - deficiency cold – back-shu points *purge and sedate, when pain subsides use Moxa.

Alternative Treatment Methods For Stomach Spasms 

Ear Acupuncture – Stomach, Shenmen, sympathetic, *strong stimulation

electro Acupuncture – Stomach 34, 36, Gall bladder 34, *strong rapid continuous frequency