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Current evidence suggests that acupuncture is an efficient and safe treatment for functional constipation.
This systematic review suggests that acupuncture for FC is safe and effective, especially in terms of increased stool frequency and improved constipation symptoms, stool formation, and quality of life, but the relationship between acupuncture and drugs is not clear. In the future, high-quality RCTs are still needed to provide evidence to support these conclusions and examine the alternative or complementary relationship between acupuncture and existing drugs for the treatment of FC.
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Our meta-analysis showed that acupuncture may be more effective than pharmacological treatment in increasing weekly CSBMs and improving the quality of life and responder rate. The data suggested that acupuncture caused fewer adverse events.
— 22 Apr 2021