Q I am receiving Korean medicine treatment for the first time. What is the usual order of treatment?
A Treatment proceeds in stages: diagnosis and prescription (week 1) → symptom stabilization (2–4 weeks) → intestinal function recovery (2–3 months) → relapse prevention maintenance. Initial focus is on reducing acute abdominal pain and diarrhea, then on strengthening spleen-stomach function and intestinal mucosal recovery.
Detailed Answer
At the first visit, herbal medicine matching the constitution and pattern differentiation is prescribed, and an acupuncture and moxibustion treatment plan is established. Usually within 2–4 weeks abdominal pain and diarrhea frequency begin to decrease, and with 2–3 months of continuous treatment intestinal function stabilizes. In the subsequent maintenance phase, visit intervals are reduced and herbal medicine is continued to maintain remission.
Oriental Medicine Perspective
Prescriptions change at each treatment stage. In the initial phase, focus is on symptom relief; in the mid and late phases, emphasis shifts to supplementing spleen-stomach qi to build an intestine that does not relapse. The plan is flexibly adjusted according to progress.
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