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Postpartum abdominal distension and vomiting
产后腹胀呕吐 〔產後腹脹嘔吐〕 chǎn hòu fù zhàng ǒu tù
Abdominal distension, fullness and oppression with vomiting and retching after childbirth. Postpartum abdominal distension and vomiting is associated with scant lochia, and occurs when vanquished blood attacks the spleen and stomach, causing stomach qì to ascend counterflow.
Medicinal therapy: Quicken the blood and dispel stasis; fortify the spleen and harmonize the stomach. Use variations of
Acumoxatherapy: Base treatment mainly on CV, ST, SP, and LR. To quicken the blood and dispel stasis, select CV-6 (Sea of Qì, 气海 qì hǎi), CV-3 (Central Pole, 中极 zhōng jí), SP-6 (Three Yīn Intersection, 三阴交 sān yīn jiāo), LR-3 (Supreme Surge, 太冲 tài chōng), and LR-8 (Spring at the Bend, 曲泉 qū quán); needle with even supplementation and drainage and add moxa. To fortify the spleen and harmonize the stomach, select CV-12 (Center Stomach Duct, 中脘 zhōng wǎn), PC-6 (Inner Pass, 内关 nèi guān), ST-36 (Leg Three Lǐ, 足三里 zú sān lǐ), ST-25 (Celestial Pivot, 天枢 tiān shū), BL-20 (Spleen Transport, 脾俞 pí shù), and BL-21 (Stomach Transport, 胃俞 wèi shù); needle with supplementation and add moxa.
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