For years, Lin (a pseudonym), in her 70s, struggled with chronic constipation, at times going four or five days without a bowel movement. She also noticed an unusual symptom: occasional abdominal twitching that felt like her muscles were pulsing. When she sought help at a Western medical clinic, tests showed no abnormalities. Doctors told her that surgery would only be considered if an aneurysm developed, leaving her confused and without answers.
Frustrated, she turned to Dr. Li Chia-Lin, director of Taiwan’s Fuqian Chinese Medicine Clinic. Using traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) diagnostics, Li found that her issues stemmed from weakened abdominal muscles and impaired flow of vital energy (“qi”) and blood.
