Acupuncture is used successfully for a large number of conditions including sore backs and necks, lameness, neuropathies (peripheral nerve paralysis), gastrointestinal motility disorders (
including ileus and chronic mild colic) and reproductive disorders (including fluid retention and endometritis).
Conditions which may result in a failure to pass meconium
include an intestinal obstruction, meconium
ileus (which can be associated with cystic fibrosis,) Hirschsprung's disease, meconium plug syndrome, or an anorectal malformation, which can
include anal stenosis (an abnormally small opening at the anus, or an absent anus (anal atresia.)