Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Re: Question about acupucture

Hello - sorry I didn't respond sooner - finally got to the boards after a long weekend. I have been going to accupuncture for a couple weeks now - the last visit kicked in and finally helped - lol. It might take longer for me because I had gastric bypass, although my accupunctur-ist doesn't think so. I am going again tomorrow for a shiatsu massage plus the accupuncture. My insurance does not cover it, but, they do give me a 10% discount. My first visit was a consult for 1 1/2 hours. Eastern medicine "believes" that it is what happened in your life that has made you sick - IBS. Hey if accupuncture can heal it..so be it! Where I go they want to treat you - healing you as a whole, not just what is wrong specifically. Speaking frankly..the initial visit was $150 for the consult, $60 for the accupuncture. Chinese herbs that I have recieved were $15 and the one I got two weeks ago was $20. I couldn't take them...the most disgusting gas/bloating..my husband and even the kids were freaking out! I don't know if it was the herbs or just from my re-routed stomach - lol. Won't purchase them again. I did by from them a book on meditation and also a tape. I don't really care for the man that is narrating it though. I will stick with it and update. I am feeling more calmer and hopeful - not helpless, after my last visit last week. I am hoping for more visits like the last one. I think it is who does the treatment...as my brother and father went to another one and it did not work at all.

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Lisa

IBS-C, pain predominant

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