21/11/2025
𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐜𝐤?🚧😩 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐀𝐜𝐮𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 💆♀️✨
Today, let’s talk about a rather delicate issue — constipation 😣🚽 — and how acupressure can help relieve it.
😵💫 Among travelers in Thailand, constipation is much less common than diarrhea, which many people experience due to the spicy local food. Spices stimulate intestinal movement and often lead to loose stools. 🧻
However, if you are very careful with food, avoid raw fruits and vegetables because of fear of infections, rely mostly on processed foods, and drink little water, this can easily lead to constipation.
Long flights with little movement, jet lag, travel-related stress, and especially dehydration caused by heat and sweating in the tropical climate can make the symptoms worse.
✔️ To prevent constipation, drink at least 2 liters of water a day, eat peeled bananas and papaya, and stay active. But if you still have trouble going to the toilet, try 𝐚𝐜𝐮𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟-𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐞. It can be done at home, is safe, and has no contraindications. The method involves pressing specific points that influence intestinal function.
☯️ Traditional Eastern medicine identifies many such points — not only on the abdomen, but also on the hands and legs. These points lie along the energetic pathways of the Spleen (responsible for transforming food into energy) and the Stomach (responsible for receiving and processing food). Blockages along these pathways may cause bloating, nausea, constipation, or weak digestion. Acupressure on certain points helps restore the flow of energy and improve digestive function. These points are usually used in sets, and combinations are selected individually according to symptoms.
The set we suggest includes only abdominal points — because even if you miss the exact spot a little, you’ll still be pressing on the intestines and helping activate peristalsis from the outside. In this case, you’ll simply give yourself a Western-style abdominal therapy massage 🙂 — which is still useful!
❗𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘮𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘥𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 — 𝘵𝘰𝘱 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘵𝘰𝘮 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘬𝘸𝘪𝘴𝘦, 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘧𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘭𝘷𝘪𝘴. 𝘖𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘸𝘪𝘴𝘦, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘯𝘰 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘰𝘳 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘦.
However, stimulating the actual acupoints allows you to achieve the same result in a more refined and effective way — it activates the internal mechanisms that trigger peristalsis. ⚙️💨
From the perspective of traditional Eastern medicine, constipation has two causes:
1️⃣ 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐝𝐮𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐡𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐞𝐱𝐡𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: The intestines “won’t start.” The stool is soft but difficult to pass, as if the body lacks strength to move it along.
👉 The massage in this case should restore the body’s energy for peristalsis. Use acupoints across the entire abdomen (see slide 3). To “accumulate” energy, massage the points slowly and for a longer time, with warming circular motions, gradually working from the upper points downward.
2️⃣ 𝐃𝐞𝐡𝐲𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 — 𝐭𝐡𝐞 “𝐝𝐫𝐲” 𝐭𝐲𝐩𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: The stool becomes too dry and hard.
👉 The massage should relieve internal heat and stagnation that “dry out” the stool. The acupoints for this type are located around the navel (see slide). They should be stimulated with strong, quick, draining pressure and circular rubbing. Acupressure here needs to be intense — deep enough to reach a dull ache, but never sharp pain.
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😰 To keep things concise, we’ll focus only on the set used for treating “dry” constipation. It consists of three points:
1️⃣ 𝐓𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐮 (Heaven’s Pivot, ST-25)
This point regulates moisture and heat in the intestines. It’s the main point for constipation, diarrhea, bloating, and abdominal pain. In point combinations, it improves peristalsis and harmonizes the upper and lower digestive tract.
🎯 Tianshu is located on the same horizontal line as the navel, three finger-widths to the left and right from its center (it’s a bilateral point). Place three of your fingers together — index, middle, and ring finger — and set them at the edge of the navel, measuring outward. The spot where the ring finger ends is Tianshu.
This point can be tender when digestion is imbalanced, so massage it gently.
2️⃣ 𝐅𝐮𝐣𝐢𝐞 (Abdominal Knot, SP-14)
This point is helpful for abdominal distension, diarrhea, constipation, pain around the navel, and hernias. Paired with Tianshu, it enhances the effect in chronic constipation and intestinal disorders.
🎯 It is located one finger-width below and four finger-widths to the left and right of the navel (also bilateral). Place your palm — with four fingers together — at the edge of the navel, measuring outward. The outer edge of the little finger will show you the correct vertical line. From that line, move downward about 3 cm. You’ll feel a small dip along the outer border of the re**us abdominis muscle — that’s Fujie.
3️⃣ 𝐃𝐚𝐣𝐮 (Great Gigantic, ST-27)
This point is used for lower abdominal distension, pain, hernias, and constipation. In combinations, it enhances relief of bloating and a sense of fullness, and adds a urological aspect.
🎯 It is located one finger-width below and three finger-widths to the left and right of the navel (bilateral). Place three fingers together (index, middle, ring finger) at the edge of the navel, measuring outward. Where the ring finger ends, move downward about 3 cm. That’s the location of Daju.
𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦
Again, the order matters when relieving constipation, and circular massage helps relax the abdominal muscles and directly stimulate the large intestine.
Start with Tianshu (circular clockwise motions for 2–3 minutes on each side), then move to Fujie (gentle dispersing pressure), and finish with Daju (to consolidate the effect).
Press each point slowly for about three seconds, then move to the next one, repeating this whole cycle for one to five sets.
Pressing abdominal acupressure points while standing creates extra tension in the body, so it’s better to do this lying on your back. Practice 2–3 times a day, breathing deeply. Avoid this routine during pregnancy, with acute infections, or immediately after eating.
