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Acupuncture found superior to mesalamine therapy for UC in this study

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Posted 2/26/2013 5:11 PM (GMT 0)
Chinese study, so who knows...

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20886789
Posted 2/26/2013 5:32 PM (GMT 0)
I did it for a year.....with no benefit. And it was like 70 bucks a pop.
Posted 2/26/2013 5:38 PM (GMT 0)
Many have done acupuncture on here...if it worked, it would be discussed a LOT more. i can't see it as having the same results as mesalamine, let alone superior.

But, I'm biased.

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Posted 2/26/2013 6:13 PM (GMT 0)
I'm biased too, since all 5asa's ever did for me is make my IBD violently worse. I'm also not sure that some run of the mill westerner casually trained in basic acupuncture can be compared to an Eastern master of the art. that said, I'm a sceptic too at least ref IBD, but just presenting the article for opinions.

Post Edited (Probiotic) : 2/26/2013 11:16:03 AM (GMT-7)

Posted 2/26/2013 6:45 PM (GMT 0)
This leaves me with more questions, honestly. How long did the treatments run, what dose of mesalamine was given, how often was acupuncture done, and what % reached/maintained remission? I mean, if they only treated with a gram or two of mesalamine, or only ran the study for four weeks, I'd give it the side-eye, because that's not truly a fair test of mesalamine.

And, of course, I have to say it, but they didn't look at oral + rectal mesalamine treatment. ;)
Posted 2/26/2013 6:53 PM (GMT 0)
I've done both acupuncture and Asacol for my UC and neither worked. However I did get a knee problem fixed with acupuncture (MD's could not fix it) which is why I tried it for my UC, nope. My practitioner was a Chinese doctor (for both knee and UC) so I feel she was well trained. She also gave me herbs at the same time for UC, nada.

I would go back to a good acu. practitioner for muscle problems if they appeared.
Posted 2/26/2013 6:59 PM (GMT 0)
Chinese study=garbage.
Posted 2/26/2013 7:44 PM (GMT 0)
LOL!!!
A friend of mine swears by her acupuncture (has Chron's)...
Of course she treats me as if all problems would be gone if only I could crap out the $ for it...
Posted 2/26/2013 9:06 PM (GMT 0)
Description of the study:
"Clinical study on electroacupuncture combined with acupoint sticking therapy for treatment of chronic ulcerative colitis"

What the he-- is electroacupuncture vs. acupoint sticking therapy?
Sounds like BS to me.

I had acupuncture (with needles) for shoulder pain and it worked well. The Chinese doc I used said that she could probably help with my UC but it would take some unspecified amount of time (at $90 per visit).

I'm not saying it won't work but was not willing to shell out lots of $ to find out.
Posted 2/26/2013 11:02 PM (GMT 0)
I tried acupuncture for a year. While I enjoyed it and found it relaxing it did not help my UC at all.
Posted 2/27/2013 1:08 AM (GMT 0)
I tried it for a while. It didn't help my UC but it was very relaxing. Cost me way too much money though.
Posted 2/27/2013 3:14 AM (GMT 0)
the remission rates in both acupuncture and 5-asa groups are too high. Something is major wrong with the study.
Posted 2/28/2013 1:51 AM (GMT 0)
I agree that something doesn't look right after looking at the abstract. I no longer have access to Pub Med so can't review the full study. For all we know the subjects (patients) were rats.

I had good results with acupuncture for issues not related to UC. After spending over $1000 on Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) acupuncture I realized I was just throwing good money after bad. A neighbor tells me that if I travel to China he will recommend me to a friend of his who practices acupuncture and TCM. I suppose the individual is good since they both attended the same medical school. My wife is keen to go, so who knows...
Posted 2/28/2013 5:24 AM (GMT 0)
i did accupuncture for 3 months going every week. It has helped alot but i can't tell exactly how much since i tried other things at the same time (see sig).
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