A Case Report of a Successful Use of Chukenchuto for the Treatment of Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders : Functional Dyspepsia and Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- VernacularTitle:機能性ディスペプシアと過敏性腸症候群の合併した機能性消化管障害に中建中湯が奏効した1例
- Author:
Masafumi MURAI
1
;
Takeshi HORI
2
;
Yukihiko HOMMA
2
Author Information
- Keywords: functional dyspepsia; irritable bowel syndrome; functional gastrointestinal disorders; chukenchuto
- From:Kampo Medicine 2021;72(1):9-12
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
- Abstract: A 28-year-old man had been experiencing occasional stomach upset and heartburn for 14 years. The symptoms started after he suffered from vomiting and diarrhea in the winter when he was fourteen. He had always suffered from loss of appetite during the last couple of years, and his symptoms got worse whatever he ate. In a terrible time, he had a palpitation and grew cold his limbs. He defecated once in one or two days with painful diarrhea. These symptoms were considered as functional gastrointestinal disorders with functional dyspepsia and irritable bowel syndrome. First, saishakurikkunshito was tried but it had no effect. Shokenchuto was prescribed next and had some effect. Chukenchuto, a combination of shokenchuto and daikenchuto, showed better effectiveness. The results of this case suggest that saishakurikkunshito was ineffective because qi deficiency was not the main cause, and that chukenchuto was effective because of qi depression.
