Acupuncture can provide constipation relief while maintaining a healthy pregnancy. A combination of San Jiao 6 (Zhi Gou) and Stomach 36 (Zu San Li) is excellent for treating constipation during pregnancy. San Jiao 6 is the shu-stream and fire point of the San Jiao channel. It can regulate the qi of the three jiaos, unblock the qi of the fu organs, descend counterflow fire, open the orifices, activate the collaterals to disperse stagnation, and eliminate distention to stop pain.
David Solin Lee, EdD
Dr. David Solin Lee serves as the academic vice president of Alhambra Medical University. He earned a doctorate in education from UCLA and has served in senior leadership positions at several accredited traditional Asian medicine graduate programs since 1996.