Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Re: Question about acupucture

I've been doing acupuncture for about 2 months now and have not had ANY IBS attacks...I strongly recommend it.

One thing to keep in mind about the cost...at least in my case I started out going about 2 times per week but am now down to once every other week or so. At first I could not get the acupuncturist to give me an idea of how often I would need treatmet which was very frustrating, especially when you need to budget for it and schedule in advance (this office in only open during business hours). However I realize now they kind of have to see how your body responds to the treatment and then take it one treatment at a time. But just in terms of the finanical burden - I think you will need to go more frequently at first, and then space it out much more...might be a good thing to ask "Santa" to help with this year! But if you can manage it, it is WELL worth it. I sometimes think just taking the time to go for treatments is like meditation and you would already be getting some benefit from that...

One other suggestion - if you live in an area where there is an acupuncutre school, they often offer discounted treatments...at least here in Southern California that is an option!

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