If you find it very hard to have a bowel movement or usually have less than three bowel movements per week then you have constipation.
Hard, dry, difficult to pass stools that are not happening often can make you feel uncomfortable, unwell and be very painful.
A course of acupuncture treatment is actually better at improving long-lasting difficulty having a bowel movement than medication according to scientific research (1).
If you’d like to find out more, book an appointment to see Dr Baker by calling 07 5522 1691 or use the online bookings button on this page.
7a/2 Executive Drive, Burleigh Waters QLD 4220
0755221691
Located near Treetops Shopping Plaza, 5 minutes from the M1, just off Bermuda Street.
It is your local clinic for Varsity Lakes, Reedy Creek, Bonogin and Burleigh Waters.
Commute to work? Get a treatment on the way home while the traffic dies down.
Acupuncture is more effective than pharmaceutical drugs when it comes to improving chronic constipation and has the least amount of side effects. According to a network meta-analysis of 40 randomised controlled trials, 39 high quality, 1 low quality (1).
1. Zhang Y, Li J, Mo G, Liu J, Yang H, Chen X, et al. Acupuncture and Related Therapies for Obesity: A Network Meta-Analysis. Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2018;2018(no pagination).
We are located near Treetops Shopping Plaza, just off Bermuda Street and 5 minutes from the M1. Commute to work? Get a treatment on the way home while the traffic dies down.
I’m here to help you achieve your health goals so you can start feeling like yourself again.
