We cured by acupuncture therapy seventeen cases of constipation which were caused by disfunction of the digestive system, not including organic disorder of this system.
Then we comparatively examined subjective and objective symptoms during the treatment period (about one month).
The results showed that acupuncture therapy was effective against the constipation and unspecified complaints which accompanied it. The improvemet ratio for the former was 58.8%, the latter 58.0%.
Moreover we were able to observe that the abdominal thermogrphic findings were improved simultaneously.
So we supposed that acupuncture stimulation was able to stabilize the function of the autonomic nervous system.