Points cited for Fecal Incontinence How often each point appears across the 4 entries ranked highest for Fecal Incontinence. Citation frequency, not a recommendation.
BL31 Upper Bone Hole Bladder Meridian 3 of 4 BL32 Second Bone Hole Bladder Meridian 3 of 4 BL33 Middle Bone Hole Bladder Meridian 3 of 4 BL34 Lower Bone Hole Bladder Meridian 3 of 4 GV01 Long Strength Governing Vessel 2 of 4 BL23 Kidney Shu Point Bladder Meridian 1 of 4 GV04 Life Gate Governing Vessel 1 of 4 LI04 Junction Valley Large Intestine Meridian 1 of 4 PC06 Inner Gate Pericardium Meridian 1 of 4 ST36 Leg Three Miles Stomach Meridian 1 of 4 ST37 Upper Great Hollow Stomach Meridian 1 of 4 Each card names its evidence kind. What these labels mean
Protocol (5 points) 100% BL31 · BL32 · BL33 · BL34 · GV01
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🗺️ Meridian: Bladder Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 上髎 (shàng liáo)
🎯 Location: On the sacrum at the midpoint between posterior superior iliac spine and posterior midline just at the 1st posterior sacral foramen.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution in sacroiliac dysfunction.
🛡️ Treats: Fever , Knee Pain , Common Cold , Vomiting , Back Pain
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🗺️ Meridian: Bladder Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 次髎 (cì liáo)
🎯 Location: On the sacrum medial and inferior to the posterior superior iliac spine just at the 2nd posterior sacral foramen.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution in sacroiliac dysfunction.
🛡️ Treats: Constipation , Pain , Urinary Retention , Infertility , Sciatica
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🗺️ Meridian: Governing Vessel
🇨🇳 Chinese: 長強 (cháng qiáng)
🎯 Location: Midway between tip of the coccyx and anus, locate point with patient in the prone position.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution in spinal conditions.
🛡️ Treats: Diarrhea , Anxiety , Common Cold , Pain , Damp
Study-reported Needling + Electroacupuncture
Point selection reported in a published study.
doi:10.3389/fmed.2025.1517325 ↗ Corroborated by a second study. BL31, BL32, BL33, BL34 also appear in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group.
doi:10.3389/fmed.2026.1815559 ↗
Protocol (6 points) 100% BL23 · BL31 · BL32 · BL33 · BL34 · GV04
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🗺️ Meridian: Bladder Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 腎俞 (shèn shū)
🎯 Location: 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the GV04 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 2nd lumbar vertebra.
⚠️ Cautions: Avoid deep perpendicular needling.
🛡️ Treats: Cough , Diarrhea , Asthma , Tinnitus , Qi Deficiency
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🗺️ Meridian: Bladder Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 上髎 (shàng liáo)
🎯 Location: On the sacrum at the midpoint between posterior superior iliac spine and posterior midline just at the 1st posterior sacral foramen.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution in sacroiliac dysfunction.
🛡️ Treats: Fever , Knee Pain , Common Cold , Vomiting , Back Pain
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🗺️ Meridian: Bladder Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 次髎 (cì liáo)
🎯 Location: On the sacrum medial and inferior to the posterior superior iliac spine just at the 2nd posterior sacral foramen.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution in sacroiliac dysfunction.
🛡️ Treats: Constipation , Pain , Urinary Retention , Infertility , Sciatica
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Study-reported Electroacupuncture + Moxibustion · a 23-day course
Point selection reported in a published study.
doi:10.3389/fmed.2026.1815559 ↗ Corroborated by a second study. BL31, BL32, BL33, BL34 also appear in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group.
doi:10.3389/fmed.2025.1517325 ↗
Protocol (5 points) 100% BL31 · BL32 · BL33 · BL34 · GV01
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🗺️ Meridian: Bladder Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 上髎 (shàng liáo)
🎯 Location: On the sacrum at the midpoint between posterior superior iliac spine and posterior midline just at the 1st posterior sacral foramen.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution in sacroiliac dysfunction.
🛡️ Treats: Fever , Knee Pain , Common Cold , Vomiting , Back Pain
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🗺️ Meridian: Bladder Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 次髎 (cì liáo)
🎯 Location: On the sacrum medial and inferior to the posterior superior iliac spine just at the 2nd posterior sacral foramen.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution in sacroiliac dysfunction.
🛡️ Treats: Constipation , Pain , Urinary Retention , Infertility , Sciatica
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🗺️ Meridian: Governing Vessel
🇨🇳 Chinese: 長強 (cháng qiáng)
🎯 Location: Midway between tip of the coccyx and anus, locate point with patient in the prone position.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution in spinal conditions.
🛡️ Treats: Diarrhea , Anxiety , Common Cold , Pain , Damp
Study-reported Needling + Electroacupuncture
Point selection reported in a published study.
doi:10.3389/fmed.2025.1517325 ↗ Corroborated by a second study. BL31, BL32, BL33, BL34 also appear in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group.
doi:10.3389/fmed.2026.1815559 ↗
Protocol (4 points) 100% LI04 · ST36 · ST37 · PC06
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🗺️ Meridian: Large Intestine Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 合谷 (hé gǔ)
🎯 Location: On the dorsum of the hand between 1st & 2nd metacarpal bones approximately in the middle of the 2nd metacarpal bone on the radial side.
⚠️ Cautions: Traditionally forbidden in pregnancy – these are the points used to bring on labour at term. Controlled data show no excess of preterm birth or stillbirth (Carr 2015), but in pregnancy needle only on a clear obstetric indication.
🛡️ Treats: Fever , Tinnitus , Release Exterior , Absent Periods , Wind
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🗺️ Meridian: Stomach Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 足三里 (zú sān lǐ)
🎯 Location: 3 thumb widths below ST35, 1 finger breadth (middle finger) from anterior border of the tibia.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution in cases of severe varicose veins.
🛡️ Treats: Cough , Fever , Poor Appetite , Diarrhea , Shortness of Breath
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🗺️ Meridian: Pericardium Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 內關 (nèi guān)
🎯 Location: 2 thumb widths above the transverse crease of the wrist between tendons of the palmaris longus and flexor carpi radialis.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution in severe deficiency conditions.
🛡️ Treats: Fever , Diarrhea , Anxiety , Dizziness , Spleen Qi Deficiency
Study-reported Needling · 4 sessions over 4 days
Point selection reported in a published study.
doi:10.12998/wjcc.v12.i18.3476 ↗ Not corroborated. No other study in the index uses any of these points for this search.
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