Abstract: | Objective To explore the curative effect of external application of rhubarb on Shenque point combined with gastrointestinal pacing on functional constipation.Methods From February 2018 to February 2019,88 patients with functional constipation seeking medical advice and treated in the department of spleen and stomach diseases of our hospital were randomly divided into the observation group and the control group,with 44 patients in each group.The control group was treated with external application of rhubarb on Shenque point.10 g of rhubarb powder and peppermint oil were mixed evenly,coated on cataplasm and then used to cover the Shenque point of the patients for 4 h every time,with 10 times being a course of treatment.The observation group was treated with external application of rhubarb on Shenque point combined with gastrointestinal pacing.The external application of rhubarb on Shenque point was the same with the control group,and meanwhile,gastrointestinal pacemaker was used for treatment 1 time/day,lasting 30 min/time,with 10 times being a course of treatment.At the same time,the corresponding nursing service was provided.The observation indexes included constipation symptom scores,treatment effect and quality of life scores.Results Before treatment,there were no differences in various constipation symptom scores between the two groups(P>0.05).After treatment,the scores of abdominal distension,strenuous defecation,sense of incomplete defecation and rectal obstruction in the observation group were lower than those in the control group; the total effective rate in the observation group was higher than that in the control group(P<0.05).Before treatment,there was no difference in quality of life scores(P>0.05).After treatment,the physiological discomfort,psychosocial discomfort,worry and anxiety,satisfaction and total scores of the observation group were all lower than those of the control group(P<0.05).Conclusion External application of rhubarb on Shenque point combined with gastrointestinal pacing produces satisfying effect on functional constipation.It ameliorates various symptoms of constipation and improves the quality of life and the total effective rate.It is worthy of promotion and application. |