Mechanism of “Five Meridians Acupuncture” in Treating Postoperative Urinary Retention after Anorectal Diseases

Abstract

In recent years, with the change of rhythm and eating habits of the public, the number of patients with anorectal diseases has gradually increased, and postoperative urinary retention has also become more common. Urinary retention refers to the symptoms of anorectal diseases and is caused by improper urination and incompletion of urination due to surgical and pain causes that result in bladder and urine filling and are accompanied by lower abdominal distention and pain. In traditional Chinese medicine, acupuncture is simple and effective as a treatment. In this article, we focus on five meridians that pass through the lower abdomen Ren meridian, kidney meridian, spleen meridian, stomach meridian, and liver meridian, namely the “five meridians,” and study the mechanism of action so as to provide new therapeutic ideas for clinical acupuncture treatment of postoperative urinary retention of anorectal diseases.