Acupuncture is more effective than proton pump inhibitors and antibiotics for the treatment of chronic atrophic gastritis (stomach mucosa inflammation causing gastric cell loss and pathological growth of fibrous tissues), according to Dezhou Third People’s Hospital researchers. In another independent investigation, acupuncture improved the effectiveness of drugs for the eradication of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) in patients with chronic atrophic gastritis. H. pylori is a bacterium that causes inflammation, ulcers, and other gastrointestinal issues. Let’s take a look at how results were achieved.
Dezhou Third People’s Hospital researchers compared the therapeutic effects of acupuncture with pharmaceutical medications. Two groups were compared. Patients receiving proton pump inhibitors and antibiotics (omeprazole, amoxicillin, metronidazole) had a 75.00% total effective rate. Omeprazole is a proton pump inhibitor that treats excessive stomach acid. Amoxicillin and metronidazole are antibiotics used to treatment infections by H. pylori. The group of patients receiving acupuncture had a 91.67% total effective rate. Acupuncture outperformed the drug group by 16.67%. [1]