# Acupoints for Discomfort Colonoscopy

2 sourced protocols for Discomfort Colonoscopy. Canonical page: https://acuiq.com/symptoms/discomfort-colonoscopy

## Protocols

| # | Points | Course | Source | Kind | Caveat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LI04 (Junction Valley), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), PC06 (Inner Gate) | Electroacupuncture, 1 session | doi:10.1186/s12906-015-0936-5 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 2 | AT12 (Nervous Subcortex), CYC01 (Stomach), CYC05 (Large Intestine), HCS05 (Cardia), IAC03 (Sympathetic) | Acupressure, a single day | doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2025.e42187 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |

## Point locations

| Point | Name | Meridian | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| LI04 | Junction Valley | Large Intestine Meridian | On the dorsum of the hand between 1st & 2nd metacarpal bones approximately in the middle of the 2nd metacarpal bone on the radial side. |
| ST36 | Leg Three Miles | Stomach Meridian | 3 thumb widths below ST35, 1 finger breadth (middle finger) from anterior border of the tibia. |
| PC06 | Inner Gate | Pericardium Meridian | 2 thumb widths above the transverse crease of the wrist between tendons of the palmaris longus and flexor carpi radialis. |
| AT12 | Nervous Subcortex | Auricular Points | On both ears, at the lower 1/2 of the interior wall of the Antitragus; in the midpoint between Thalamus and the beginning of the medial lower line of the interior Antitragus. |
| CYC01 | Stomach | Auricular Points | At the area where Helix Crus disappears. |
| CYC05 | Large Intestine | Auricular Points | Superior to the inner 1/3 of the Helix Crus. |
| HCS05 | Cardia | Auricular Points | At the outer (distal) 1/3 section inferior to the Helix Crus. |
| IAC03 | Sympathetic | Auricular Points | On both ears, at the end of the upper edge of the lower Crus of the Antihelix. |

## Registered, results not reported

Not counted above, and not an indication.

| Points | Source | Note |
|---|---|---|
| LI04, ST36, ST37, PC06 | doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2024-084628 | – |

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