title: [Effects of acupuncture on gastrointestinal responses after renal transplantation].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To observe the effect of acupuncture on gastrointestinal responses after renal transplantation.
  
  
  METHODS
  Sixty cases with gastrointestinal responses after renal transplantation were randomly divided into an acupuncture group and a medication group, 30 cases in each group. The acupuncture group were treated with acupuncture at Neiguan (PC 6), Zusanli (ST 36), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), etc.; the medication group were treated with oral administration of Weilexin. The symptoms of abdominal pain, nausea, gastric distention, and other gastrointestinal responses were observed in the two groups.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The effective rate was 93.3% in the acupuncture group and 76.7% in the medication group with a very significant difference between the two groups (P < 0.01), the acupuncture group being significantly better than the medication group.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Acupuncture has a good effect of promoting recovery of gastrointestinal function after renal transplantation.
authors.affiliation: Department of TCM, Organ Transplantation Center, The First Clinical Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
authors.forename: Hong-yan
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Ge
authors.forename: Bo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: You-tian
authors.initials: YT
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D015669:Acupuncture Points; D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male