EFECTO ANALGÉSICO DE LA ELECTROACUPUNTURA EN SÍNDROME DE INTESTINO IRRITABLE

Abstract

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) has been characterized as a disorder of gastrointestinal origin presenting nonspecific symptoms such as cramping pain, abnormal bowel movements, with periods of diarrhea, constipation and bloating. Is a functional disorder that presents changes in intestinal motility, and presented no functional or structural changes, the diagnosis is based on the identification of symptoms according to Rome criteria and exclusion of symptoms and signs. In Mexico City this disorder occurs more in females 4:1 in relation to men, constituting 80% of the population. This study aimed to evaluate the analgesic effect general points Zusanli (E36), Xiajuxu (E39), Shangjuxu (E37) with electrostimulation in the treatment of ibs. For which we evaluated 60 patients with ibs who met the inclusion criteria. Were divided into 3 groups randomly, group a=electroacupuncture, group b=acupuncture and group c=control, each with 20 patients. Concluding that according to the average of the scale of EVA determined in each group at the end of the 10 sessions, we found that in the group treated with electro stimulation the final values were of 0.25 EVA equivalent to an improvement of 96.7%, while the simple acupuncture group showed a vas of 2.75 showed an improvement of 71.4% and finally the control group, the vas score was 6.1. Finally when comparing session 1 vs. Session 10 of the three treatment regimens in the statistical package Sigma Stat, statistically significant differences compared to the control with p <0.001 by the Holm- Sidak test. Determining that 10 sessions with electro stimulation in this group of mexican women reduce pain according the EVA scale.