Résumé
Objective To observe the effect of acupuncture plus Chinese medication on the therapeutic efficacy and digestive function in treating patients with functional dyspepsia (FD). Method A retrospective analysis was carried out by targeting 68 FD patients admitted during August 2015 and August 2017. According to the treatment protocol the patients received, they were divided into an observation group and a control group. The control group (33 cases) received Chinese medication, and the observation group (35 cases) was intervened by acupuncture plus Chinese medication. The two groups were compared in terms of clinical efficacy, and post-treatment changes in dyspepsia symptom score, gastric emptying, and the levels of motilin and neuropeptide in serum. Result The total effective rate in the observation group (85.7％) was higher than that in the control group (63.6％), and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05); before treatment, there were no significant differences between the two groups in the scores of bloating discomfort, early satiation, upper abdominal pain, and upper abdominal burning sensation (P>0.05), while the scores of the dyspepsia symptoms mentioned above were significantly lower in the observation group than in the control group after treatment (P<0.05); there was no significant difference in gastric emptying between the two groups before treatment (P>0.05), while the gastric emptying evaluation was better in the observation group than in the control group after treatment (P<0.05); the between-group differences in the serum levels of motilin and neuropeptide were statistically insignificant before treatment (P>0.05), while the levels of motilin and neuropeptide in serum of the observation group were significantly higher than those in the control group after treatment (P<0.05). Conclusion Acupuncture plus Chinese medication can effectively increase the levels of motilin and neuropeptide in serum, boost gastric emptying, and improve dyspepsia symptoms and gastrointestinal motility in treating FD.