Acupressure for Diarrhea

The following is a do-it-yourself guide to acupressure that is intended to help relieve diarrhea.

Step 1:

Lie down flat on your back.

Use the fingers of both hands to press firmly into the point just below the ribcage on both sides of your lower abdomen.

The points are located directly below the nipples, where the rib cage stops.

Press firmly and deeply on these points as you breathe deeply for 2 minutes.

Place all of your fingertips straight below your belly button, directly below the center of your pubic bone.

Press firmly here for 2 minutes as you continue to breathe deeply.

(This should be done while lying down on your back)

While sitting in a chair, extend your left leg out in front of you with your foot on the ground.

Use the right heel to briskly rub the outside (left side) of your left shin bone, 3-5 inches below the left knee.

Rub this spot for 1 minute, then repeat the process on the opposite leg.

While sitting down, rest your right leg on top of your left leg.

Use your right thumb to locate the point on your left foot that is on the left side of the ball of the foot.

Move the thumb about 1 closer to towards the back of the foot.

Press firmly on this spot for 1 minute.

Repeat the same procedure on the opposite foot.

Use your index fingers to press into the webbing between the big toe and second toe of each foot.

Angle the pressure towards the base of the big toe.

Press firmly and take 3 long, deep breaths.

Do this for both feet.

Repeat the same proces in Step 3 that you used to stimulate the outside of the shin bone.

Do it for both legs.

Repeat the process in Step 1, putting pressure into the points directly below the nipples where the rib cage ends.

Again, do this for 2 minutes.

Hopefully these acupressure pressure points have helped alleviate your diarrhea.

They were chosen specifically to help relieve diarrhea, so I hope they helped you out.